jojobean018 OP t1_iy9movs wrote on November 29, 2022 at 7:56 PM

Reply to comment by Evening_Presence_927 in New York City Will Hospitalize More Mentally Ill People Involuntarily-- feelings on this.. by jojobean018

So that's what I went through. I had a really bad reaction to a medication I was taking and stayed within 72 hrs. I was discharged and had an appointment with both my psychiatrist and psychologist. World outside of a hospital is much different than being monitored and taken care of buy the medical staff.

I do get that sometimes patients don't want to comply with medication (I've tried different ones and still can't seem to find the one that works for me), so I get that they would want to stop taking medication. However, it's not really productive if they are meandering around and aren't willing to getting help. Mental health is really tough :( This is all very tricky :(

Evening_Presence_927 t1_iy9u8jy wrote on November 29, 2022 at 8:43 PM

Sure, but my point is that “involuntary admission” is not actually gonna help people. You have the luxury of having insurance that covers both a psychiatrist and a psychologist. Homeless people don’t get that. Hence my saying. We need something more substantial and long-lasting than throwing them in a psych ward and pumping them full of anti-psychotics until they’re stable just to spit them back out onto the street.