I just heard back from my classmate who last finished the Psych rotation I'll be starting tomorrow. She said it was a lot of observing ... very little one on one interaction with patients. You are with the Psychiatrist almost all of the time, and it's all mental status exams that are performed monthly/weekly, there are few to no physical examinations (the internal medicine Doc handles all of that). She did say that it was difficult being around the patients, as those in the building where we rotate are either criminally insane, pedophiles, or violent sex offenders.
Anyhow, she was very reassuring and told me that as long as I watch my back at all times that I'll be fine, and that there will always be adequate staff around. She mentioned that there are back exits and entrances which she utilized a lot. She also said that a majority of the cases involve schizophrenia, so I'll be reading up on that this evening.
Here goes ...
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