This morning I was contacted by a local emergency room to complete an emergency MH assessment, as I do PRN work with them. The guy was calm when I initially entered the room. As I introduced myself to him and the reason why I was there, his response was to the nurse, "I'm not allowing anyone with "clown" hair to say anything to me." The nurse's eyes scanned to the top of my crown and as our eyes met she had a look of embarrassment on her face. I kept my composure as the insults continued to come. When the male doctor entered the room, the patient replied, "About time, someone who I can trust. When can I get out of here?" The doctor looked at him and said, "Once the therapist documentation clears you for discharge." His response, "Oh, I'm not cooperating with her. I request a new therapist." The doctor stated, "Well enough. She's on call this week but as soon as the new therapist rotates in next week we will schedule your assessment after Thanksgiving." The male became very upset and ...