@X_Bill_Gl treating patients as people.
Which of course, leads to further distrust and fear from the patient, as well as them clinging more to their delusions.
@X_Bill_Gl The ideal way to interact to someone suffering from delusions is to acknowledge their feelings, while neither feeding into nor denying their delusions.
Unfortunately, people get too caught up in trying to prove reality and disprove delusions, rather than
@X_Bill_Gl The goal isn't to argue someone out of psychosis in the moment. Keeping them safe, reducing fear, and responding with empathy is often much more helpful than trying to 'win' the conversation
@X_Bill_Gl literally in any position in healthcare working with patients experiencing dementia or delusions the first rule is basically don’t like argue about their delusions you just like pivot or acknowledge what they’re saying cause it usually helps them feel more calm!!
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