Posted by Shy_Girl on March 9, 2005, at 21:41:08
In reply to Re: Benefits vs. Harm from hospitalization, posted by Susan47 on March 9, 2005, at 20:14:30
> Talking from this side of the fence I'd say you got treated well. You were cared about, and you seem p.o.'d about that. I'm glad to say that makes no sense to me and I hope I misunderstood.
I'm sorry if you've been treated poorly in the past. I have no basis for comparison because I've never ever been to the hospital before a couple of weeks ago (not even for a minor injury). I'm feel no anger towards the people who interacted with me, I'm sure they felt like they were doing the best they could. I supposed I should have replaced the word 'anger' with 'confusion'. I just know that from a ethics point of view, a competent adult has the right to refuse even life saving treatment. In my case they suspected mental illness, therefore I must have been deemed temporarily unable to make an informed decision about treatment refusal...which typically requires a greater degree of competency than simply consenting to treatment.
I also understand that the point of the hospitalization was not to be theraputic, but rather as an assessment...that may have explained why I did not feel very welcome. It also didn't help that it was the weekend and resources were more limited.
The outcome of the stay is inconclusive. I suggest that the stay may have exacerbated my school problems and therefore initiated suicidal ideations.
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