Last Updated: June 21, 2005, 08:26:49 AM PDT

Clayton McDaniel and Richard Stevens both talk about the unfortunate patients they have treated during their medical training in Stanislaus County.

McDaniel, a resident in the county's family practice program, recalled a woman with bipolar disorder who acted violently when she wandered into the public health clinic on Scenic Drive.

He said he worked with county mental health staff to enroll her in the health system, put her on medication and get her off the streets.

"She improved so she hasn't had a manic episode for eight to 10 months," he said. "It was one case you could call a success."

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