stephen583
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One final warning. I'm extremely dubious of private run "mental health" operations. These "for profit" businesses are only concerned about making money. After you or your family member have exhausted every penny of your insurance coverage, you'll be pronounced mentally "stable" and be kicked to the curb.
The only treatment I received (in house) in private mental health centers was confined to one hour "group therapy" sessions of nearly a dozen patients twice a week. The rest of the time was spent swimming in the pool, watching t.v. and playing monopoly.
I found in group therapy setting, it's easier to hide your real state of mind and just agree with everyone else how wonderful you feel and how well the medications are working.. You only hear the bad stuff during the smoke breaks outside. Lol.
We are by nature herd animals, and studies have shown people in groups will usually conform to the opinions expressed by the majority, even though they don't agree with what is being said.
In the last private run mental health facility I stayed in, out of the ten patients in my group who were declared "stable" and discharged when their insurance ran out.. two committed suicide within days of being released. That's 20 %, right ?
I didn't receive any one on one psychotherapy until after my suicide attempt, which landed me in a court mandated one year "county" program.
So if any of you have a family member in a "for profit-private" mental health facility, I would say there is a high probability they are receiving no help whatsoever, and about a 1 in 5 chance of a worse case outcome. You're better off placing them in a state, or county facility where at least some real psychiatric work is being accomplished.
That's my experience anyways.
The only treatment I received (in house) in private mental health centers was confined to one hour "group therapy" sessions of nearly a dozen patients twice a week. The rest of the time was spent swimming in the pool, watching t.v. and playing monopoly.
I found in group therapy setting, it's easier to hide your real state of mind and just agree with everyone else how wonderful you feel and how well the medications are working.. You only hear the bad stuff during the smoke breaks outside. Lol.
We are by nature herd animals, and studies have shown people in groups will usually conform to the opinions expressed by the majority, even though they don't agree with what is being said.
In the last private run mental health facility I stayed in, out of the ten patients in my group who were declared "stable" and discharged when their insurance ran out.. two committed suicide within days of being released. That's 20 %, right ?
I didn't receive any one on one psychotherapy until after my suicide attempt, which landed me in a court mandated one year "county" program.
So if any of you have a family member in a "for profit-private" mental health facility, I would say there is a high probability they are receiving no help whatsoever, and about a 1 in 5 chance of a worse case outcome. You're better off placing them in a state, or county facility where at least some real psychiatric work is being accomplished.
That's my experience anyways.
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