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The Straightjacket
I was admitted to 4B, Upstate Medical Center’s inpatient psychiatric unit. It was there that I began my education about Mental Hygiene Law through the auspices of Barbara. My mind’s eye sees Barbara clearly, sitting in a black vinyl chair … Continue reading
Posted in Hutchings Psychiatric Center, Inpatient psychiatry, mental illness, St. Joseph's Hospital, Upstate Medical Center
Tagged 2PC, anger, depression, inpatient psychiatry, involuntary commitment, Mental Hygiene Law, Patient, psychiatric hospital, state psychiatric hospital, straightjacket, Teaching hospital, two-physician commitment, Upstate Medical Center
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Behind the Locked Doors of Inpatient Psychiatry 