Posted by RN320 on July 27, 2006, at 14:33:48
In reply to List of BEST psychiatric HOSPITALS in USA, posted by UgottaHaveHope on July 25, 2006, at 1:30:42
> http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/best-hospitals/rankings/specreppsyc.htm
I went to one of these "premiere" institutions and they treated me horribly. I was accompanied by a friend who is a PhD Nurse and I thank God that she was there with me. I went for a second opinion at the request of my psychiatrist. He wrote a letter of introduction that I saw, so I know that anyone who read it would not have behaved in the manner they did. First, after already providing all of this information over the phone in a very painful and lengthy phone call- I was given about 12 pages to fill out that requested the same information that I had already given them. Why would a "depression center" require someone who has the attention span of a gnat fill out 12 pages of information??
I was then interviewed by a duo (Med Student and Resident). I know that med students need to learn somewhere, but in this environment when you're as anxious as I was to be in an unfamiliar place talking about very personal things- I felt outnumbered and uncomfortable. My psychiatrist had requested that I be seen by a senior staff person instead of the usual routine but that request was not honored because "we don't do it that way". Apparently the med student and resident were frightened by the results of the interview because within about 30 minutes they told me that I had to be admitted and when I told them that I was just there for a 2nd opinion they called security and forced me to go, by ambulance, to their psychiatric ER. My friend got in touch with my psychiatrist (who was 1 hour away) and he finally got through to the ER doc and told them to discharge me into his care. This was an absolute nightmare for me. It took me months to get over my experience with this prestigious institution. I even had a little PTSD. My friend, although a PhD RN, witnessed this subhuman treatment. I have no clue what these lists are really made from......some of their top heart hospitals are way off too.
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