Lynn Nanos

Well, I've always been most invigorated by helping the sickest of the sick, the people who are least functional. I really enjoy helping people. I always found it really, you know, tragically ironic that the people who are most sick seem to be the least helped by the government. They seem to be the most underserved people. And this motivates me to want to help them.

And so I've always felt most comfortable dealing with people who are very sick with psychosis usually.

And so I've always felt most comfortable dealing with people who are very sick with psychosis usually.

And so I've always felt most comfortable dealing with people who are very sick with psychosis usually.

Well, I begin with telling them that I want to get to know them a little bit, ask them a few questions to try to figure out how to best help them out. And I ask some background questions. And then, of course, there are the safety questions, which are critical. There are questions involving history of past suicide attempts.

Well, I begin with telling them that I want to get to know them a little bit, ask them a few questions to try to figure out how to best help them out. And I ask some background questions. And then, of course, there are the safety questions, which are critical. There are questions involving history of past suicide attempts.

Well, I begin with telling them that I want to get to know them a little bit, ask them a few questions to try to figure out how to best help them out. And I ask some background questions. And then, of course, there are the safety questions, which are critical. There are questions involving history of past suicide attempts.

history of hallucinations, whether the person is suicidal or having any thoughts of wanting to harm others right now. I use my instinct and my gut a lot because I've been doing this work for many years. I can tell if someone needs to be hospitalized usually pretty quickly.

history of hallucinations, whether the person is suicidal or having any thoughts of wanting to harm others right now. I use my instinct and my gut a lot because I've been doing this work for many years. I can tell if someone needs to be hospitalized usually pretty quickly.

history of hallucinations, whether the person is suicidal or having any thoughts of wanting to harm others right now. I use my instinct and my gut a lot because I've been doing this work for many years. I can tell if someone needs to be hospitalized usually pretty quickly.

Sometimes it takes longer than other times, but I think my instinct has been well-developed at this point so that I can determine pretty quickly if someone needs to be involuntarily transferred to the hospital or voluntarily hospitalized. They usually go voluntarily. So like I said, seeing people being restrained and going against their will is not very common. I mean, it does happen.

Sometimes it takes longer than other times, but I think my instinct has been well-developed at this point so that I can determine pretty quickly if someone needs to be involuntarily transferred to the hospital or voluntarily hospitalized. They usually go voluntarily. So like I said, seeing people being restrained and going against their will is not very common. I mean, it does happen.

Sometimes it takes longer than other times, but I think my instinct has been well-developed at this point so that I can determine pretty quickly if someone needs to be involuntarily transferred to the hospital or voluntarily hospitalized. They usually go voluntarily. So like I said, seeing people being restrained and going against their will is not very common. I mean, it does happen.

Well, oftentimes I say that, you know, you're not acting like your true self. You're not yourself these days. Or I haven't said this often, but I have on occasion come right out and said, you're not in touch with reality. You're not yourself. You're having a hard time taking care of yourself. And they've been down this road many times in the past.

Well, oftentimes I say that, you know, you're not acting like your true self. You're not yourself these days. Or I haven't said this often, but I have on occasion come right out and said, you're not in touch with reality. You're not yourself. You're having a hard time taking care of yourself. And they've been down this road many times in the past.

Well, oftentimes I say that, you know, you're not acting like your true self. You're not yourself these days. Or I haven't said this often, but I have on occasion come right out and said, you're not in touch with reality. You're not yourself. You're having a hard time taking care of yourself. And they've been down this road many times in the past.

The presence of police officers and security guards, usually just their presence is enough for them to cooperate.

The presence of police officers and security guards, usually just their presence is enough for them to cooperate.

The presence of police officers and security guards, usually just their presence is enough for them to cooperate.

Yeah, definitely. There are a lot of people cycle in and out of emergency services. And so it's very common for me to be evaluating someone who I have previously evaluated before because the lengths of stay on inpatient units are usually so short and there are so many premature discharges that patients...