Any Employees of a Psychiatric/Mental Health Hospital?
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File a harassment case against the violator.  It is the only way to solve the problem rather than suffering in silence.
838440
You could work in mental health which is the Life Skills office on the base hospital. You work for psychologists and help treat patients as well. Keep in mind that with war and all you would be talking to war vets with some deployment issues. Just talk to a recruiter.
111135
The American Hospital Association can probably help you. See http://www.aha.org/aha/index.jsp
544829
Good morning, its 10:00 am over here is Saudi. Although I'm not a professional in the field, I do have some relatives who work here in Saudi hospitals here. What type of information are you looking for ? can you update your information with specifics and I will let you know in a day's time regarding the things you asked about.\n\n:)
215480
If you look in the yellow pages under "hospital" I'm sure you will find the right psych unit for you!  :-)  the funny thing is... I understand how sick you are!
147761
Check with your local MHMR, they're not quite free, but they do work on a sliding scale. There is also a very good psychiatric unit at John Peter Smith hospital in Fort Worth, depending on what part of the state you live in you may want to check with the local county hospitals in your area.
564682
no, I have never worked in a hospital...well, that's not true, I worked in a mental ward for a few days.  But no one wanted to sleep w/those patients...they were CRAZY!\n\nBut I could relate to the dog being put to sleep.  I was thinking...man, that sure would be nice to just be given a shot so i could die.
1147316
From experience with NHS re MH and physical health problems I would say it is always down to individuals within services. Services are sometimes very impoverished, there are time pressures which are less if you go private. But I had excellent MH support with depression from a student clinical psychologist after I 'forced' my GP to refer me for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which was NHS. I have had chronic and excellent care for a serious condition on the NHS. I have had very prompt, polite treatment privately but resent paying for it!!
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I think I know what you mean... when a patient has "completed" short term "emergency" based "treatment" at a mental health facility they must leave to make room for more "emergency" cases. \nthese patients have no other options (unless they are independantly wealthy or their insurance covers treatment options for the specific type of disorder or illness. \nso, if you are a patient who has been released from a mental institution/facility, but if neither of these apply to you, then you can only go back to where you were before the "emergency" in your life happened. \nit's true that some people who leave mental health facilities didn't want to be there and don't wish to seek treatment... or that some people who leave wish to seek further treatment only for attention and don't intend to actually work with a mental health professional to get a plan for their lives and move forward and put positive action into play to cause change... \nbut the ones who WANT that positive change in their lives and who are willing to WORK to get that change don't seem to have the option from my experience. \nwe could have clinics where patients (who actually want to, and will work to be as productive and happy as they are able to be) can go to seek continued treatment after being discharged. \nthe patients who are able, yet not willing to seek treatment can't be dealt with until their behavior lands them in jail, unfortunately. we can't change that because their illness or refusal to seek treatment isn't an actual punishable crime. \nif treatment were not as difficult to get, more might seek it. then we'd be able to sort out who simply refuses to be treated and do something to make them pay consequinses such as pick up trash, cut grass, and such. until we are able to provide every willing patient with care and treatment, there isn't a way to know which patients are truly willing and which ones are not. \nresources are available for newly discharged patients, but then again the patient has to have a way to pay for these services. setting aside money to pay to workers (who'd be in charge of patient follow up calls or visits for a few weeks after discharged would be my best idea for beginning a plan to deal with this issue. but where would this money come from? \nthe united states has "after care"... \nunfortunately if you need long term care you eventually get dropped from the program because they need space for others (some of whom aren't going to stick with the program and will drop out willingly) or because they can't afford you anymore (if you are a "free care" or "percentage-income" patient). i do think after care is a good start to finding a better answer though.
574405
I think the 1950s were pretty much still a snakepit mentality. The advent of phenoziathines in th 50s gave rise to a mentality of remission/recovery. by the mid 60s a great deal of attitude change and treatment innovations resulted in a much better attitude towards the mentally ill. In the 70s, it was considered acceptable, therauputic, even fashionable, to invite the patients into the lives of staff members. Psychiatrists were as guilty as anyone else; bringing Paranoid Schizophrenics home to meet thier families including thier children! Then a dating club mentality formed and staff and patients routinely dated, and many married each other. I have nothing against the latter. Seems natural to me, as both staff and patient learn a lot about each other in a short period of time, and in a tense environment. Liability became a major issue, and that is why such relationships are frowned upon. You could get fired. But if you approach management and talk about love, accomodations like transferring the staff member to another area are sometimes made. The last 25 years has seen a startling development, mental health facilities and treatment centers are flooded with patients/residents/clients, who work in a mental health setting themself, and know the system has evolved into a vacation. After all, there's movie night, bowling day, vending machines, well stocked kitchens on the unit that patients can access 24/7. There's scattergories, charades, videogames, and passes - to name but a few of the amnenities. What has not changed is the storage and maintenence mentality seen in state hospitals, and selected VA medical facilities that are NOT real hospitals. Most VA hospitals are the most high tech clinics in the world, and always on the cutting edge of advancements in everything, but some are hidden in rural areas where the sickest of the sick get less treatment than anyone else. Since the mid 80s, an increasing number of thieves, sex-offenders, and people on power trips have found a cozy niche working in mental health facilities.  I hope this helps some.
826007
Go to the website of that particular hospital you are looking into. All hospitals have them listed just look around the site. If not they will definitely have a number to call and you can ask about department heads.
480446
I used to work with people with schizophrenia who were recently discharged from the state hospital and now I am a 4th year clinical psychology grad student.  I would love to give you some interesting (deidentified) cases, but I don't feel comfortable leaving my e-mail here.  You can contact me through my profile.
1105286
I've worked in a few mental health places, & unfortunalty, this is usually the case.   A psychiatrist is usually VERY busy, overbooked & does not always get back to a person as they should.  Be sure to check around of other Dr's in your local area as well & call them if this Dr. does not get back to you, but I would try at least 2 more times this week & leave persistant messages.  If no go, then call other places, ask around people you met there.   Also, your Primary Care Doctor, someone in the area, or your former PCP can call in at least 1 month of your meds for you until you get into to see a new psychiatrist.  It's a hard battle, I know, but you will get through this.  Good luck:)
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They're just like any other ward round. On any medical or surgical ward there will be a ward round first thing in the morning, and usually another one later in the afternoon. It's the same with psychiatric wards, the patients need constant reviewing from day to day so that the doctors can see whether they are improving or not, and consider whether any changes in medication or treatment are required. I'd imagine they pretty much started with the first psychiatric hospital.
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http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=mental%20hospital&ei=UTF-8&fr=sfp&x=wrt&fr2=tab-web
135648
Gina, you don't say where you live, so I'm not sure I can help, other than to suggest you go through the closest Children's Hospital and ask.  Most children's hospitals have such specialized staff and are so wonderful at working with all types of children's problems, I feel sure they have to have some Autism specialists on staff. If you were in my area I could probably make some recommendations, since we have an Autistic child, but not knowing the area we're talking about, that's about the best I can do. Good luck!  Just do some calling around.
1150226
There is a difference between mentally ill people and mrdd people.you should research on the internet to find out about how to get licensed and what kind of insurance state funding ect... i work in a group home for mrdd in Ohio and i love my job. i did work with mental patients also. I like the work it is so rewarding. good luck to you!