Pt presents drunk and allegedly made some suicidal statements he now denies. Pt sobers up. Psychiatrist sees pt, believes him when he says he was just “talking nonsense” when he made them. Psychiatrist prescribes anxiety meds and antidepressant. Pt goes home and fills the Rx’s. Then proceeds to OD on all the pills he just received. Comes back to ER obtunded and gets tubed.
Oops.
01
Aug
Psychiatrist does not = crystal ball.
It is sad though.
Well, shit.
The psych system in general sucks.