Posted by Berberis on February 10, 2006, at 13:40:21
This most definitely is not a social topic but I didn't know where else to put it.
My first and (so far) only mental hospital experience included being put in restraints and seclusion. I felt and still feel I didn't deserve either treatment. I had OD'd and slept the majority of the time in the ER but they put me in restraints because I got out of bed once. I was put in seclusion because I yelled at my pdoc that I wanted to go home. He could've at least warned me and given me a chance to calm down. Why is it that pdoc's in the psych ward are so frequently mean and act angry at the patient? Aren't we entitled to caring, empathic caregivers? I think restraints, seclusion and ECT were overused at this particular hospital.
Anyone else have experiences they wish to share?
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