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County nurse practitioner urges person-first approach for people after first psychotic episode
County mental health public comment · August 12, 2025
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Marsha Nelson, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who works at the county, said first psychotic episodes are frightening and urged clinicians to treat symptoms while recognizing "you're not a diagnosis," stressing longer visits and listening as part of care.
Marsha Nelson, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who works at the county, told listeners that people who experience a first psychotic episode are often frightened and confused and should not be defined by a diagnosis. "You're not a diagnosis," she said, adding that symptoms can be treated.
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