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I have twice when i was younger for depression and drug rehab and honestly it isnt that bad the people there can really help you if you want it
I was not but I know people that have been in one before... and some people that need to be in one NOW
yes i was after i witnessed a suicide... i was there for 2 days and i couldnt believe how messed up some of these people were, i had it easy, they were the ones that really needed the help. im grateful for my life.
Devout US Christians might be interested to know that when WestIndians (Caribbean people) first began relocating to UK in the late 50's/early 60's (at the request/invitation of the government of the time), their spirituality was seen as mildly bizarre (folk stating that they heard God talking to them) and many Black Westindians found themselves in psychiatric hospitals solely for this reason. It was a purely racist attitude, confining Black people in psychiatric establishments purely for their devotion to their religious beliefs
no but my little brother has. and when my mom went to visit him i asked her what it was like and she said there were kids who had to be restrained by the doctors and they were all obsessed with "being safe". like the patients couldnt use pencils or pens and always had to be watched. also they had to watch little kid shows even if they were like 16 or something. the food was horrible and the patients had to be supervised while eating so that in case they were anorexic or whatever they would eat or not throw up. they had music therapy, art therapy, medicine, and constant therapist visits. my bro and mom said it was the worst experiance ever.
No, but I believe that some ppl need to be in one!
Kind of. I was sent to rehab when I was 16 because of overdosing on drugs repeatedly and the rehab ward was joined to the psychiatric ward (they were both in the same facility - there was also a disablity ward). We could walk around the grounds of the facility during our free time and could mingle with patients from different wards. I know I, and alot of the others in rehab would visit the psychiatric ward lounge area and hang out there (I think I did it because I was so interested in the people there and it was rather 'thrilling' because you never knew what was going to happen). The majority of the patients were just your average joes and janes, but I will say there were a few I would make a point to steer clear of. I'm glad I had the oppourtunity to experience that, and I believed it helped me set my life back on track. I know after leaving there I wasn't such a reckless teenager anymore, and my parents didn't seem that bad after all!
I was for 2 wks when I was 16yrs old. I went sent against my will for depression but after 2 wks of observation I was deemed not depressed. At that time anyone who wore gothic attire and listened to certain music was considered depressed I guess. Anyways, it's like a daycare center with a schedule you follow. You have playtime, quiet time, some kind of modified school time, art, music, exercise, outdoor time, group therapy time, and one on one with doctor time. You have to take meds, whether you need it or not. It's not bad. The worst part is that you can't shave your legs or pits and you wear the same outfit you came in with everyday (it gets washed nightly) unless somebody brings you clothes. It's good to see people who are really messed up if you're feeling down. You'll feel so normal walking out of there that you never want to complain again about anything. There are kids out there that have no homes or their parents abandoned them that get abused in foster homes and do crazy stunts to get sent there just to escape from it. And there are kids there that act completely normal and there are some you think are normal until they act out. It can get annoying.
No I have never been in one, but know of some people who have and who have told me how really terrible that they are for those that said that they know some who ought to be in one maybe they are the ones that need to spend a little quality time there and then come and tell us what it is really like. I have seen a girl with a permanent scar on her ankle from being in one, a boy with a real life Harry Potter type scar on his forhead from being there, I have heard of parents being told 20 years later that their kids were forcibly injected to make them behave there and the parent never knew it. I have been told of all kinds of abuses that happen in these kinds of places, what I have never been told is how good any of them have been.
THE OLMSTEAD LAW
What I see from the following case is that no one has any right to push any kind of treatment on any one that does not want it just because they have a disability, nor deny them the care that they may want if it is what they actually want and it is available! Using medications simply to do mind control is just another form of institutionalization out in the community! Medicaid or recieving it is not dependent on the kind of treatment that someone is willing to recieve or not and if that is done it would be discriminatory!
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
OLMSTEAD, COMMISSIONER, GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURES, et al. v. L. C., by zimring, guardian ad litem and next friend, et al.
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 98—536. Argued April 21, 1999–Decided June 22, 1999
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In the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), Congress described the isolation and segregation of individuals with disabilities as a serious and pervasive form of discrimination. Title II of the ADA, which proscribes discrimination in the provision of public services, specifies, inter alia, that no qualified individual with a disability shall, “by reason of such disability,” be excluded from participation in, or be denied the benefits of, a public entity’s services, programs, or activities. §12132...
Respondents L. C. and E. W. are mentally retarded women; L. C. has also been diagnosed with schizophrenia, and E. W., with a personality disorder. Both women were voluntarily admitted to Georgia Regional Hospital at Atlanta (GRH), where they were confined for treatment in a psychiatric unit...The court rejected the State’s argument that inadequate funding, not discrimination against L. C. and E. W. “by reason of [their] disabilit[ies],” accounted for their retention at GRH...They Held: The judgment is affirmed in part and vacated in part, and the case is remanded. 138 F.3d 893,...
Justice Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II, and III—A, concluding that, under Title II of the ADA, States are required to place persons with mental disabilities in community settings rather than in institutions when the State’s treatment professionals have determined that community placement is appropriate, the transfer from institutional care to a less restrictive setting is not opposed by the affected individual, and the placement can be reasonably accommodated, taking into account the resources available to the State and the needs of others with mental disabilities. Pp. 11—18.
(b) Undue institutionalization qualifies as discrimination “by reason of … disability.” The Department of Justice has consistently advocated that it does...The ADA stepped up earlier efforts in the Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to secure opportunities for people with developmental disabilities to enjoy the benefits of community living. The ADA both requires all public entities to refrain from discrimination, see §12132, and specifically identifies unjustified “segregation” of persons with disabilities as a “for[m] of discrimination,”...Dissimilar treatment correspondingly exists in this key respect: In order to receive needed medical services, persons with mental disabilities must, because of those disabilities, relinquish participation in community life they could enjoy given reasonable accommodations, while persons without mental disabilities can receive the medical services they need without similar sacrifice...Nor is there any federal requirement that community-based treatment be imposed on patients who do not desire it.
Justice Ginsburg, joined by Justice O’Connor, Justice Souter, and Justice Breyer, concluded in Part III—B that the State’s responsibility, once it provides community-based treatment to qualified persons with disabilities, is not boundless...The ADA is not reasonably read to impel States to phase out institutions, placing patients in need of close care at risk. Nor is it the ADA’s mission to drive States to move institutionalized patients into an inappropriate setting, such as a homeless shelter, a placement the State proposed, then retracted, for E. W. Some individuals, like L. C. and E. W. in prior years, may need institutional care from time to time to stabilize acute psychiatric symptoms. For others, no placement outside the institution may ever be appropriate. To maintain a range of facilities and to administer services with an even hand, the State must have more leeway than the courts below understood the fundamental-alteration defense to allow...Justice Stevens would affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeals, but because there are not five votes for that disposition, joined Justice Ginsburg’s judgment and Parts I, II, and III—A of her opinion. Pp. 1—2.
Justice Kennedy concluded that the case must be remanded for a determination of the questions the Court poses and for a determination whether respondents can show a violation of 42 U.S.C. § 12132’s ban on discrimination based on the summary judgment materials on file or any further pleadings and materials properly allowed. On the ordinary interpretation and meaning of the term, one who alleges discrimination must show that she received differential treatment vis-à-vis members of a different group on the basis of a statutorily described characteristic. Thus, respondents could demonstrate discrimination by showing that Georgia (i) provides treatment to individuals suffering from medical problems of comparable seriousness, (ii) as a general matter, does so in the most integrated setting appropriate for the treatment of those problems (taking medical and other practical considerations into account), but (iii) without adequate justification, fails to do so for a group of mentally disabled persons (treating them instead in separate, locked institutional facilities). This inquiry would not be simple. Comparisons of different medical conditions and the corresponding treatment regimens might be difficult, as would be assessments of the degree of integration of various settings in which medical treatment is offered. Thus far, respondents have identified no class of similarly situated individuals, let alone shown them to have been given preferential treatment...
DEAR MISS
YES I WAS IN ONE FOR A TEN HOLD FOR A DOCTOR RE
QUEST BECAUSE OF A OVER DOSE OF HIS
MEDICATION IT IS NOT FUN BECAUSE EVERY TIME YOU
TRY TO SLEEP THE ARE TAKING BLOOD AND DOING
OTHER THINGS I WILL NOT SAY ANYTHING MORE
OK I DO NOT WANT TO SCARE YOU OK
TAKE CARE
Yes some helped me and some didnt help at all. I guess its what I was like when I was in the hospital because I feel that most of it depends on how much I wanted the help and wanted my thinking to change. Hospitals are all different from each other so I couldnt ask what its like. Sometimes I feel like a rat in a trap but other times I feel like its a safe place to be.
I personally have never been in a psychiatric facility, although i suffer from depression & am a carer for my mother who has severe depression & has been in a few. I find that they keep you safe at a time when you are low. The nurses are all friendly & i feel they do a good job with what they have.
I hope all goes well with you.
It's the last place you would want to be it's full of people who have been heavily sedated talking nonsense and some nurses are nasty if you get on there bad side they will overdose you to make you experience uncontrolled facial movements, all the mussels in your legs contract and turn you into a dribbling mess
Yes, I have been in a psychiatric ward/hospital more times than I care to remember (or even can). Usually, inpatient hospitalization is required when there is a "safety" issue. Are you having suicidal idealizations, do you have a "plan", or are you going to hurt someone else? I have never been admitted because of my cutting or bad moods. May I suggest (if you haven't already) call the crisis line at your local hospital? They are usually available 24/7 and can provide accurate information regarding whether or not you should consider hospitalization.
Good luck and take care of you!
Dee
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25+ times in 6 years; committed 3 times, the rest were voluntary.
The experience depends on so many factors - the diagnosis of the patient, the facility and staff, severity of symptoms - with some "visits" I felt more normal in than out because I was surrounded by people with a similar diagnosis and level of illness, we had a good staff, and we were all in pretty much the same stage of recovery. We exchanged phone numbers and email addresses before we were released - all within a week of each other.
Other "visits" have been demeaning and almost dehumanizing; doctors who won't listen, staff who won't interact with patients for whatever reason, the list goes on. I believe all psych facilities have a patient advocate; their job is to represent YOU if there's a problem.
I have never seen a room with rubber walls or a straightjacket. Most of the time the food is almost restaurant quality.
During admission, the staff will go through your belongings. Anything glass, containing alcohol (including cologne), anything that can be used to hurt yourself or someone else are removed, labeled, and placed in a secure area. Privacy is respected as much as possible.
Are you facing or considering a psych hospitalization? Do you know someone who is? Or did you ask for research purposes?