Tag Archives: Medicare
Notes on Searches
“concentual sex in locked inpatient mental health settings” The word is “consensual,” from the base word “consent.” “stony brook cpep” There are a lot of queries about Stony Brook CPEP, located on Long Island. Apparently there is a serious problem … Continue reading
Beyond Recovery: Stage Five
Hello, My name is Dustin and I live in Michigan. When I was seventeen years old my mother put me in a psychiatric hospital called Forest View. The abuse I felt violated me to the core! I felt like I … Continue reading
Moving On
The damage done by psychiatric medications has now taken such a toll that I no longer am able to maintain two blogs. Henceforth, all my posts will be to my other blog, “Notes in Passing,” at http://annecwoodlen.wordpress.com . Please follow … Continue reading
Colleague or Therapist?
So I called him up and asked him to be my therapist. He laughed and said I couldn’t afford him, then went to work. It wasn’t as if I hadn’t tried to find someone local. I called my ex-therapist, who … Continue reading
How to Complain: U.S. Dept. of Justice
“Frequently Asked Questions about Filing an ADA [Americans with Disabilities] Complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice” http://www.ada.gov/fact_on_complaint.htm Courtesy of Peter Berg, Project Coordinator of Technical Assistance, Great Lakes ADA Center, University of Illinois/Chicago (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)–(312) 413-1407 (V/TTY)–(312) 413-1856 … Continue reading
How to Complain: About CPEP
Today’s mail brought this message from Ms R: “I would like to learn how to complain. My child and I had a three-day ordeal with Stonybrook CPEP, Long Island, NY, in which I am trying to draft a letter to send … Continue reading
Worshipping the Gods and Treating Schizophrenia
For us to learn, we first must have open minds; then we must proceed kindly and with gentleness. (The following was written in response to a dialogue on LinkedIn [http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Time-Change-Help-End-Mental-] Yesterday I was reading a psychiatrist’s essay that stipulated that … Continue reading
Empathic Therapy Conference
This conference is an absolute must-do for anyone who wants to participate in real healing for people in emotional distress. Richard Gottlieb, MSW, and I will be doing a workshop on “Treating the Maltreated,” i.e., what professionals in the mental health field need to know … Continue reading
The New-Patient Appointment (Part I)
I need a new primary care physician on account of I haven’t got one. The last person who said she would cover me quit when she found out that I couldn’t take drugs. (see “The Desta Anthony’s of the World, … Continue reading
Blog Note
This blog is currently suspended while the author is under reconstruction. Please go to “Notes in Passing” (http://annecwoodlen.wordpress.com /) or visit some of the best sellers on this site: How I Got Diagnosed with Unconscious Paranoid Schizophrenia Ativan, Sleep Apnea, and … Continue reading
Behind the Locked Doors of Inpatient Psychiatry 