I'm glad that I was able to get appropriate treatment (15 years later) but how I was treated as a teenager in a mental health facility was atrocious. Misdiagnosis, over medication, and only keeping patients as long as their insurance held out was par for the course.
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Heres one who hasn't spoken out.
I'm glad that I was able to get appropriate treatment (15 years later) but how I was treated as a teenager in a mental health facility was atrocious. Misdiagnosis, over medication, and only keeping patients as long as their insurance held out was par for the course.
TIL, contrary to recent political claims, there are some situations in which it's better for one's health insurance not to cover mental health.
A product of misaligned incentives caused by profit-driven healthcare industry.