If your hospitalization is voluntary, or if your psychiatrist prescribes hospitalization, take the time to learn more about the recommended facility in which you will be receiving treatment. Call the facility in advance to learn about admission procedures, daily schedules, what items you can and cannot bring, and any other day-to-day policies you want to know about.
You should also inquire about check-out procedures. Different rules apply depending on how you were admitted. After you read each section below, review the lists of common questions that come up at different points of hospitalization. Feel free to ask some of these questions ahead of time in an effort to help you feel more acquainted with the treatment facility and its procedures.
The more comfortable you feel, the easier it may be to comply with your psychiatrist's recommendations for treatment.
Before your treatment can begin, you will undergo a complete physical examination to determine the overall state of your health. The information collected during this examination, and the information collected during the initial evaluation will be considered when building your treatment plan. You have the right to have your treatment explained to you in order to be informed of the benefits and risks, and you have the right to refuse treatment if you feel uncomfortable or if you feel it is unsafe.
You also have the right to have your health information protected and kept private through confidentiality. If you were admitted voluntarily, you may have the option of checking out against medical advice; which, in other words means, if you feel you are ready to leave the hospital on your own without a "green light" from your doctor, you maybe be allowed to go.
However, if your hospitalization was court ordered, or if a family member admitted you involuntarily, you will need to complete an evaluation process to determine if you are in a condition to care for yourself outside of hour inpatient care. Every facility has different policies and procedures, so check with the facility in which you are seeking or receiving care.
For more information on ways to maintain wellness after discharge from the hospital, please visit the section titled "Wellness after Hospitalization" on the DBSA web site on Understanding Hospitalization for Mental Health. Hospitalization Breadcrumb Home. While the majority of people with mental health conditions will likely not need to spend time in a hospital or treatment center, an individual may need to be hospitalized so that they can be closely monitored and accurately diagnosed, have their medications adjusted or stabilized, or be monitored during an acute episode when their mental illness temporarily worsens.
Finding a Hospital During Check-In During the Stay When Leaving the Hospital It is important to carefully assess if hospitalization is necessary for yourself or a loved one and if it is the best option under the circumstances. Finding a Hospital Your treatment options depend on the level of care you will need to receive. Listed below are several different types of facilities that offer different levels of care: In-patient, hour care is provided by the psychiatric units within general hospitals, and also at private psychiatric hospitals.
Care is supervised by psychiatrists, and provided by psychiatric nurses and group therapists. Each state has public psychiatric hospitals that provide acute short-term and long-term care to people without means to pay, those requiring long-term care, and forensic patients. Partial hospitalization provides therapeutic services during the day, but not on a hour basis. What was I doing here? I wanted to leave immediately. Eventually I realised I was wrong. The reality was I was in a very bad way.
In October last year, the government announced a review of the act. I was originally detained under Section 2 which means you can be kept in hospital for 28 days. This gives doctors time to decide what mental disorder you have and if you need any treatment. Three and half weeks later, this was changed to Section 3, meaning I could be detained for up to six months.
Life had been good for the last two years. I was studying mental health nursing at Surrey University and living with amazing friends. I was independent and always had something to look forward to. It was the happiest time of my life. One morning in July, however, I woke up to a text saying that one of my good friends had tragically taken his own life.
Everything unravelled very quickly after that. At the time, I was on medication. I was taking antipsychotics Olanzapine and antidepressants Sertraline every day. My childhood was pretty horrific. Between the ages of six and 12 I was sexually abused by someone I knew. I was bullied a lot at school. But after a couple of years of intensive therapy, and the right mixture of medication, things finally started to get better. When my friend died, however, they stopped.
I felt so alone. You will then be assessed by two doctors — one of which has to be specially —approved to do Mental Health Act detentions. Most people go in on a Section 2, which means they can be detained for up to 28 days. In fact, there is no limit to the number of times the responsible clinician can renew it.
Follow us. Terms Privacy Policy. Part of HuffPost Lifestyle. An authorized officer who is an employee of the HSE. A concerned member of the public - any other concerned person. The medical professional must examine you within 24 hours of getting the application.
They may recommend that you are admitted to hospital. A consultant psychiatrist in the hospital will examine you within 24 hours. If they decide you need to be admitted and you're not willing to stay, you will be admitted against your will. Other circumstances for involuntary admission You may be in hospital voluntarily and decide to leave the hospital against the advice of the staff.
Your rights The Mental Health Act protects your rights. Mental health tribunal The Mental Health Commission will refer your case to a mental health tribunal. They will: talk to you about your case and re-examine you review your clinical file interview the consultant psychiatrist Each mental health tribunal has a: chairperson - a barrister or a solicitor consultant psychiatrist - independent from the hospital and the mental health service third person - not a registered medical practitioner, nurse, psychiatrist, solicitor or barrister The tribunal will look at your admission to decide if it followed the law.
The tribunal decision The tribunal will make one of the following findings: the procedures followed the law and you need to stay in the hospital your case does not meet the conditions for involuntary admission.
If so, you can be discharged. You may continue to stay in the hospital as a voluntary patient, if you want to.
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