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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 200591" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>I am so sorry for your struggles. Can you call the psychiatric's office and beg for an earlier appointment? I did that with the psychologist's office last year. We were to see him the day before Thanksgiving but toward the end of October when difficult child felt like jumping off the 3rd floor balcony at the Mall of America, I called and BEGGED. I told them we could not wait until November. You would think there would be emergency openings?</p><p> </p><p>Anyway, another option would be to take him to a psychiatric hospital for an evaluation. We got into out pscyhologist less than a week of my phone call begging to be seen ASAP. On the way out of that visit, difficult child told me he needed more help than the once a week counseling the psychologist could give - he could not handle his thoughts of self harm anymore. So, we went down the street to the psychiatric hospital and asked for an assessment. He was assessed to needing in-hospital care so was admitted right then and there.</p><p> </p><p>psychiatric hospitals do deal with crisis needs. They will help get the medications going (if needed) and once the child is stable will discharge back into your care. You then need to follow up with your own psychiatrist or medical doctor to contine proper care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 200591, member: 5096"] I am so sorry for your struggles. Can you call the psychiatric's office and beg for an earlier appointment? I did that with the psychologist's office last year. We were to see him the day before Thanksgiving but toward the end of October when difficult child felt like jumping off the 3rd floor balcony at the Mall of America, I called and BEGGED. I told them we could not wait until November. You would think there would be emergency openings? Anyway, another option would be to take him to a psychiatric hospital for an evaluation. We got into out pscyhologist less than a week of my phone call begging to be seen ASAP. On the way out of that visit, difficult child told me he needed more help than the once a week counseling the psychologist could give - he could not handle his thoughts of self harm anymore. So, we went down the street to the psychiatric hospital and asked for an assessment. He was assessed to needing in-hospital care so was admitted right then and there. psychiatric hospitals do deal with crisis needs. They will help get the medications going (if needed) and once the child is stable will discharge back into your care. You then need to follow up with your own psychiatrist or medical doctor to contine proper care. [/QUOTE]
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