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For a friend in WI: How do you get help for self-harmful child??
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<blockquote data-quote="Janna" data-source="post: 237256" data-attributes="member: 2737"><p>MWM ~</p><p>This year, Dylan was sent to psychiatric hospital. He was actually taken first to the E.R. We waited in the E.R. for about 9 hours for Crisis Intervention to come. They took a very (very, very, very LOL) brief history on Dylan, and pretty much asked me what I thought needed to happen.</p><p>At that time, Dylan was totally unmedicated, without psychiatrist (ours just up and quit) and I told her I thought he needed psychiatric care, including medication. So, they took him to a Children's psychiatric hospital, but, 2 hours away.</p><p>I will tell you, our experience with psychiatric hospital wasn't what I expected. Their anticipated stay is only 7-10 days, so they drug em day 1 with hopes to see effects. But, when they throw the kid on an M.S., say, that takes 8 weeks LOL - it's just dumb to me to throw em out in 10 days. They also did not give enough time and monitoring to do a thorough psychiatric evaluation. That psychiatrist at this particular psychiatric hospital copycatted the previous psychiatrist's psychiatric evaluation from the Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) LOL! </p><p></p><p>I had to be up there (again, 2 HOURS one way) every other day for a session - kinda like therapy...sort of. "What do you need to work on Dylan"? LOL! </p><p>Although, if your friend's little guy is in more serious need, like Residential Treatment Facility (RTF), the psychiatric hospital would be able to recommend that, too. </p><p>If there's nowhere close, they need to find somewhere. You guys don't have Crisis Intervention there? Even without the E.R. visit, she can call crisis if he's a threat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Janna, post: 237256, member: 2737"] MWM ~ This year, Dylan was sent to psychiatric hospital. He was actually taken first to the E.R. We waited in the E.R. for about 9 hours for Crisis Intervention to come. They took a very (very, very, very LOL) brief history on Dylan, and pretty much asked me what I thought needed to happen. At that time, Dylan was totally unmedicated, without psychiatrist (ours just up and quit) and I told her I thought he needed psychiatric care, including medication. So, they took him to a Children's psychiatric hospital, but, 2 hours away. I will tell you, our experience with psychiatric hospital wasn't what I expected. Their anticipated stay is only 7-10 days, so they drug em day 1 with hopes to see effects. But, when they throw the kid on an M.S., say, that takes 8 weeks LOL - it's just dumb to me to throw em out in 10 days. They also did not give enough time and monitoring to do a thorough psychiatric evaluation. That psychiatrist at this particular psychiatric hospital copycatted the previous psychiatrist's psychiatric evaluation from the Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) LOL! I had to be up there (again, 2 HOURS one way) every other day for a session - kinda like therapy...sort of. "What do you need to work on Dylan"? LOL! Although, if your friend's little guy is in more serious need, like Residential Treatment Facility (RTF), the psychiatric hospital would be able to recommend that, too. If there's nowhere close, they need to find somewhere. You guys don't have Crisis Intervention there? Even without the E.R. visit, she can call crisis if he's a threat. [/QUOTE]
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