When will a therapist admit you to a mental hospital?
There are two ways you can end up in a psychiatric hospital: voluntary and involuntary. I was the former.Here’s how my process went:I went to my counselor here on campus. Because I was feeling suicidal and couldn’t promise I’d be able to keep myself safe if I went home, she encouraged me to consider in-patient treatment.After much fussing, I agreed.I was taken to another clinic here in Greeley, where another therapist evaluated my symptoms and concluded that I should seek in-patient treatment.Based on my symptoms, this therapist recommended the kind of in-patient treatment I should pursue — not all hospitals are created equal. I ended up in the lowest level of in-patient, meaning it was primarily for people experiencing depression, suicidal thoughts, and anxiety (as opposed to symptoms like psychosis, delusions, etc). That meant lower levels of security, more freedom, and treatment more targeted at what I was experiencing.After much fussing, I agreed.I was driven 45 minutes away to Fort Collins to a crisis stabilization unit. There, yet another therapist evaluated my symptoms and felt that admittance to their clinic was the best option.The biggest reason? I couldn’t keep myself safe.Now, why was my commitment voluntary? Because I wasn’t deemed an imminent threat to myself (my suicide attempt was so half-assed they could hardly count it, and I didn’t have a fleshed-out plan for another one) or others. I was given the choice of whether to admit myself or not. Not everyone has that luxury, so I can’t speak to involuntary commitment.But for me — it was being suicidal. To my understanding, if your symptoms inhibit your daily functioning and you believe you’d benefit from in-patient treatment (and there’s space), a lower level clinic is relatively likely to admit you. Being a danger to yourself/others makes it far more likely, but any severe mental illness can get you there.I’m not an expert, so don’t take this as gospel. This is just my specific experience with the specific therapists/clinics I encountered here in Colorado. YMMV.Answered as part of my session on psychiatric hospitalization — I spent 5 days in a crisis stabilization unit for suicidal depression.
Will my therapist send me to the psych ward?
I'm 15 and I've just been recently diagnosed with major depression. I self-harm, I have disordered eating but I'm not diagnosed but I'd probably be EDNOS, and I'm suicidal. I see my therapist on Wednesday for the 2nd time so I don't know if she would considering it's only our second session. I took some pills in July and she knows about it and she knows I cut on both of my arms and legs....the only think she doesn't know if that I make myself throw up and I starve myself. Right now, I'm so stressed out and sad all the time and I don't want to deal with it anymore. I'm tired of trying and I'm tired of living. I honestly believe that I will hurt myself. Right now I have a suicide date and a plan and I even have a back up plan just in case. The only thing I need to do is write the note. I don't want to tell my therapist because I don't want anyone to stop me, but if I did...would I go to the hospital? My mom won't allow me to take anti-depressants because they could make me more suicidal and my mom even told me one night that she won't let me go to a hospital unless it's out of her control. I feel like she doesn't care or she's doing what's best for her and not me. I don't know. I'm so confused and lost and I just wanna die.
Would my therapist have me sent to a mental hospital for my condition?
The only way they will MAKE you go to a mental hospital is if they felt after you left their office you were going to hurt yourself or someone else. If you flat out say "I have thoughts about killing myself and my family and it makes me feel good" then you will get locked up. If you say you have thoughts but would never follow through with it, then they won't make you.
If I told my therapist I started cutting again will she send me to a mental institution?
Your question is vague because you are not mention anything about past situation(s) . So, in order to give you an answer I will assume you hurt yourself enough times to receive a warning from a doctor or a therapist . If I am correct then the therapist may activate some protocols regarding mentally unstable people and not just ‘send you’ to a mental institution.
What will happen if I tell my therapist I'm suicidal?
so ive been to a therapist for the past 4 months and lately ive had a relapse to the point where I'm cutting again and I am very suicidal but I want to tell him but I'm afraid he will throw me in a mental hospital for a week, so what do they do?
What can I do when my therapist and mother want to send me to a mental hospital?
Bhavesh!My sincere advice for you is to join a mental hospital. I know this sounds ridiculous and makes you apprehensive. But, by doing so, there will be three advantages.You can escape from your abusive mother! As you yourself said that your mother is abusing you, you can actually escape from your mother’s abuses and can be treated in a safe and healthy environment.You can be treated. You yourself said that your therapist ‘thinks’ that you are having ASPD. I presume that he/she is a qualified person to make such a statement. In that case, it is not just a mere opinion but a professional suggestion. Eventually, it would be definitely beneficial for you and your future, from getting treated for ASPD.Even though highly unlikely, for suppose say that you are a sane and healthy individual and your mother and your therapist are actually planning to send you to a mental hospital; you need to understand that not all the hospital staff and personnel are as stupid and as scheming as your mother and your therapist. As soon as they came to a conclusion that nothing is wrong with you, you will be discharged and it is possible that your mother and therapist can be legally booked for this.So, I suggest you to gladly join a mental hospital. Also, I assure you that the condition of mental hospitals around the country are not as horrible as they are depicted in the movies. In fact, some of the hospitals have state-of-the-art infrastructure and country’s best faculty.However, I suggest you to join a Government Hospital having a proper Psychiatry department or a National Institute hospital (such as NIMHANS, Bengaluru; CIP, Ranchi; AIIMS, New Delhi; PGI, Chandigarh; JIPMER, Pondicherry) because at the time of discharge, the certificate they issue will be of medico-legal significance, which will help you in case of a forced admission (as in the case of point 3 of above answer).All the Best.
What do I tell my therapist if I am having hallucinations? Will I be put in a mental hospital?
It depends. First, it depends on what kind of hallucinations you are having. If they are visual, your therapist should refer you to the ER to get some immediate testing done and a quick route to see a neurologist. Visual hallucinations are very rarely symptoms of a mental illness, and more often than not can be a symptom of a physical issue with the brain than needs to be dealt with quickly. (assuming of course that they are not drug induced).If they are auditory, then you need to see a Psychiatrist. Most auditory hallucinations can be well managed on an outpatient basis. That being said, if they are severe, and making it hard to function, you may want to g o into the hospital. In a hospital setting, your doctor can see you every day, and make quick adjustments to your medications based on 24/7 observations from the staff. This can yield much quicker results than the standard once-per-month availability of most outpatient offices.Keep in mind… despite the perception of psychiatric hospitalizations, MOST of them are voluntary admissions. You will only be involuntarily hospitalized if you are an imminent danger to yourself or others. The mere existence of hallucinations will not alone get you there unless you want to be there.