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<blockquote data-quote="Alisonlg" data-source="post: 39476" data-attributes="member: 2894"><p>Why did we go back to this hospital? Well, the first time we ended up there, we had only been working with an outpatient place going on ONE VISIT and it was a SW whom we felt did not get an accurate read on our son or our situation (after all, she obviously did not grasp the severity of our situation, because she did not refer us to the psychiatrist in their office, which we were hoping to get an appointment with right away) and it was within 48 hours of our appointment with her that we found ourselves in the ER awaiting a psychiatric bed. Pediatric psychiatric beds are hard to find in this state (probably all states, I would imagine) and St. Raphael's has a 20 bed unit and they had a bed open up during our second day in the ER, so he went there.</p><p></p><p>After discharge, he started attending the Day Hospital program through the same hospital, under the care of the same Dr who saw him through inpatient. So...when less than 3-4 weeks later we were looking at psychiatric hospital admit #2, it seemed to make sense to stick with the same place and the same Dr with whom he already had a "relationship" with and who knows his history and they could "pre-admit" him to speed up the process of getting him a bed.</p><p></p><p>He's also more comfortable there and he knows the layout, the rules, the staff, and his Dr and his therapist (SW), so it's an easier transition for him.</p><p></p><p>It's just frustrating that I feel like I KNOW MORE than THEY DO. I think they're just soooooo hesitant not to diagnosis him and not to label him that they're doing him a great disservice!</p><p></p><p>I need to sit down, face to face, with this psychiatrist and get some answers. I see no reason why he needs to be on the Adderall.</p><p></p><p>Oh...and get this!!!! So, we visited him on Friday (1 week and 1 day on Adderall) and he had a bandaid on his knuckles...so we asked him what happened?! He said, "I PUNCHED THE WINDOW!" We were stunned! I asked him, "Wow! Were you mad?" He ever so matter of fact said, "No. I was just crazy." Oh yeah. Sounds like the Adderall is really helping him think clearly! I'm seeing an immediate effect! NOT!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alisonlg, post: 39476, member: 2894"] Why did we go back to this hospital? Well, the first time we ended up there, we had only been working with an outpatient place going on ONE VISIT and it was a SW whom we felt did not get an accurate read on our son or our situation (after all, she obviously did not grasp the severity of our situation, because she did not refer us to the psychiatrist in their office, which we were hoping to get an appointment with right away) and it was within 48 hours of our appointment with her that we found ourselves in the ER awaiting a psychiatric bed. Pediatric psychiatric beds are hard to find in this state (probably all states, I would imagine) and St. Raphael's has a 20 bed unit and they had a bed open up during our second day in the ER, so he went there. After discharge, he started attending the Day Hospital program through the same hospital, under the care of the same Dr who saw him through inpatient. So...when less than 3-4 weeks later we were looking at psychiatric hospital admit #2, it seemed to make sense to stick with the same place and the same Dr with whom he already had a "relationship" with and who knows his history and they could "pre-admit" him to speed up the process of getting him a bed. He's also more comfortable there and he knows the layout, the rules, the staff, and his Dr and his therapist (SW), so it's an easier transition for him. It's just frustrating that I feel like I KNOW MORE than THEY DO. I think they're just soooooo hesitant not to diagnosis him and not to label him that they're doing him a great disservice! I need to sit down, face to face, with this psychiatrist and get some answers. I see no reason why he needs to be on the Adderall. Oh...and get this!!!! So, we visited him on Friday (1 week and 1 day on Adderall) and he had a bandaid on his knuckles...so we asked him what happened?! He said, "I PUNCHED THE WINDOW!" We were stunned! I asked him, "Wow! Were you mad?" He ever so matter of fact said, "No. I was just crazy." Oh yeah. Sounds like the Adderall is really helping him think clearly! I'm seeing an immediate effect! NOT! [/QUOTE]
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