SMI – Serious Mental Illness The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), which defines SMI (Serious Mental Illness) as: A mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder (excluding developmental and substance use disorders); Diagnosable currently or within the past year; Of sufficient duration to meet diagnostic criteria specified within the 4th edition of the Diagnostic…
Tag: Antisocial personality disorder
visited David today
Stopped at the psych unit to see David tonight. He was being so good that I didn’t stay long. He and some of the other patients were playing games. It is rare when David sits still long enough to do anything, so I stayed long enough to give him a hug and let him know…
What do you mean?
This has become David’s favorite saying when confronted with a behavior. Confronted isn’t the best way to describe how we deal with his behaviors, but it works for the purposes of this post. “David, what are you doing upstairs?” I ask. “What do you mean?” he responds. “David, why did you steal my keys?” I…