Echoes, I totally hope and pray with all my heart that this is the way it will be. I was not asked because of the evaluation to be blacked out of his treatment; it was the police doing the blocking of information to me because he is now a prisoner legally. He isn't being treated just as a patient. He is being treated as a criminal patient. This is a travesty of the system. I don't mind not being in contact with him while a psych evalu is going on. but right now he is restrained in a bed and under police arrest.
He wasn't running to hurt anyone, he was running to escape. Officers were hurt when they tried to stop him from running. Now he is charged with assault. He was completely out of his mind and stark naked; this is a very modest person...in his right mind he'd of never ever done that. Thank you for your responses. I do appreciate it.
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Originally Posted by ECHOES
What a shocking experience that must have been for you.
Often a psych unit will bar visitors, even family, for several weeks. It happened with my son.
The medical and psych staff doing the evaluating don't know what the family situation is. Some family situations are violent and abusive. Keeping the patient safe means having to disallow visitation for a while.
He's going to be okay  You're going to be okay
Right now, his evaluation is important so they can see what help he needs for the long term so he can have a healthy and meaningful and full life. This part will pass and then he will be on his way to feeling much better. |