My question might be outdated or I may be misinformed by watching too many moovies, but why do mental hospitals have “quiet rooms”? It feels more punishing than calming.
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Safety. Mention of self-harm thoughts or being combative (a threat to others) requires intervention.
Padded cells in jail are still a thing. Zero furniture. The toilet is a hole in the ground. You are stripped and put in a velcro-smock. After 24 hours, a mental health staff will clear you to solitary and keep checking in with you while smocked (a few days).
In psych units, the staff are trained in de-escalation so likely they’ll talk you down and get you a PRN, back to business as usual. At worst a code is called and you get restrained to your bed and injected with a fast benzo… Once you wake up you’ll be re-evaluated.
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