Overheard in the Emergency Room: Mental Health Crises and Provider Bias

It’s time to retire “jokes” made at the expense of those in crisis.

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Once, while in the ER for a complication related to my chronic illness, I had a room situated next to the nurses' station. One of the nurses asked a resident standing nearby what specialty they were interested in. The young resident…