Posted by Craig on July 5, 2000, at 2:53:14
In reply to Re: psychiatric hospitals » Craig, posted by shellie on July 4, 2000, at 9:05:23
Hi Shellie. Yup, Braun wrote the BASK model. I flew out-of-state so he would be my doctor and was in-patient for six weeks, until my insurance ran out --and thank God that it did. The experience was so intense that it's still hard to describe twelve years later. I was pretty shattered at the time and I still don't know how I got through it. Dr. Braun was confident that he'd re-admit me later on, but I was so terrified of him that I knew I'd never return. He knew too much and I couldn't handle it. If you could share some of your experiences with doctors and hospitals that treated you, I would be very interested to hear them. It isn't often that I get to converse with anyone else that dissociates.
> Craig. I was in the dissociative unit at psychiatric institute in Washington D.C. Psychiatric Institute had a terrible reputation, but the unit was mostly independent. It is run by Dr. Joan Turkus, Chris Courtois, PhD, and Barry Cohen. Courtois has written several books on sexual abuse and has just finished one (I think not out yet) on dissociation. Barry has published seveal books with sidron on art and art therapy, related to dissociation. Also, a book, called something like from the inside out, on DID. I think both Turkus and Courtois were really great. The unit was split in half and they each led one therapy group x2 a week.
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> The first time I was there, it was the best. They had psychodrama x2 weekly, art x3, music, poetry, movement and writing--all different specialists coming in. I didn't like my meds doc, but I had a great therapist (who I had heard about and requested).
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> Since then, PI has been sold, and they've really cut funds for the dissociative unit. So they were stressing containment much more, and cut out psychodrama, and some other specialties, and Chris and Joan are were no longer leading group therapy. Still, for my two one week stays there, it was very comfortable for me; and that's all I was really looking for. (I was there because I bottomed out on med changes). I chose not to go to many of the groups, because I found them too simplistic and irritating this time. (I was really spoiled by my first stay).
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> The other programs I've heard about are at U of Pennsylvania (I think Kluft) and McLean outside of Boston (Dr. James Chu). I've read some of Braun's writings. I can't remember, is he the guy who writes about the BASK model? Shellie
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