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Originally Posted by sewerrats
I have never heard of community psychiatrist how does that work could you explain please . You mean a shrink comes to your house alone with no back up like they have in hospital, What if it all goes pair shaped and you deck him, I don't understand I have had security called at hospital outpatient when I have argued with there not bothered attitude. So to come to a patients house alone seems risky  |
I don't know about the community based psychiatrists in Canada, but here in the US we have community based therapists/ counselors who provide in home therapy, though it is usually for children and families. For adults you will have community based counselors who work in "step down programs". They are out of the psych hospital and in a group home environment. The counselors will work directly with them and are often alone and in situations that really surprised me with no supervision. It is a good service but at the same time it definitely can be very risky.