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Why is working with adolescents and young adults so hard? Abby Rosenberg, Nick Purol, Daniel Eison, & Andrea Thach

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They don’t want this, but their family’s pushing for this, but if you have to dive into it, they want to do it because of their family. The family dynamics are different though. It was incredible. Abby: Yeah. Andrea: I agree entirely, Eric. That came up as I was thinking about this too. Parents are involved.

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The Angry Patient: A podcast with Dani Chammas and Keri Brenner

GeriPal

Managing anger is hard, it’s really hard. And yet we don’t ever talk about how to manage it. I wish they were just a diagnosis. And when I’m one on one, I carry a portable chair with me just to sit with a non-intimidating presence, to be more fully present right with the family and with the patient.

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