Treatment Center: Drug Rehabilitation Facts

Question: Residential treatment centers?

(Posted by: on 2012-02-06 12:57:57)

Any good ones? anywhere?..im 19..female..for depression

Posted by: gardensallday on 2012-02-07, 16:55:52

JMITW is correct. I've been inpatient many times, and in the early 90's, at a university hospital, there were all kinds of helpful educational groups. Since then, it all went downhill, and the hospitals are just warehouses. Even another university hospital I stayed in about 4 years ago, there was nothing to do - they just go around and hand out antipsychotics to everyone. If you don't have psychotic depression, you sure don't want antipsychotics. Outpatient care is better! If you are very ill with depression, then consider help from social services, and peer support counseling, in addition to the outpatient support you already have. About 4 times, out of 15, the care was very abusive inpatient, and you cannot escape - if you go in voluntarily, many docs will put a 72 hour hold on you. I observed abusive care happening to other people in those stays - not just me. You can get burned out staff that hate the patients, and the other staff cannot or will not protect you from the abusers. You probably have baggage already - the hospital may make it much worse. Also, MANY hospitals strip search now. If you have a trauma history, there's a good chance that will put you over the top, then they will fill you full of antipsychotics to shut down your behaviors that the staff actually caused you to have. Those pills are far less effective than you think - if you have put all your hopes there, try another approach. For most people, antidepressants are glorified placebos. Google Kirsch antidepressants for an intro to that topic. He's a mainstream, well respected researcher. Look into a WRAP plan also. In my case, the meds were a huge part of the problem - causing agitation (akathisia) that went unrecognized for years, and inability to control my behaviors. I am doing much better off meds for a couple years now, but it took several months to notice the improvement.

Posted by: JMITW on 2012-02-06, 14:05:12

Only if you are very rich....the ones for the uninsured or those on basic health insurance plans or medicaid/ medicare are nothing more than warehouses.....even PPO/ traditional health insurance pays so low that the centers offer poor care....my cousin was in a private center...her parents were financially comfortable, but it was paid for by insurance and they were able to afford copays...it was one of the better places, yet it made national news for the poor and even abusive care.....i have a friend that was in a public hospital---all it was is security to physically prevent you from hurting yourself or others--there is no real care--sure they hand you meds and play around with different doses--but thats about it--and they do that poorly---they mix meds they shouldn;t because they don't pay attention...they don't evaluate to try to understand your problem--they just guess at a med and a diagnosis.... you are better off being in a day program---i think they tend to run 5-6 hours a day/ 5 days a week..although some of them are horrible..my friend went to the one at the private hospital my cousin was at--all they did was lecture at them like they were in a big lecture hall at a university.. she was in another one that was good... as for the amenities..the private hospital at least has some recreation and physical comfort...the public hospital is bare--only a TV and a few magazines---they give you a patient bill of rights and violate most of them.... most residential centers aren't like you see of the soap operas where they look like luxury hotels and spas