St Pats

poisonated

Hey, does anyone know how long the average stay in St pats hospital would be. Is there a rough recommendation of time or does it really depend upon the circumstances of each individual patient?

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poisonated wrote: »

Hey, does anyone know how long the average stay in St pats hospital would be. Is there a rough recommendation of time or does it really depend upon the circumstances of each individual patient?

It depends on the needs of the patient.

galah

Dont think they've closed if it's St Patricks mental health service in Dublin the op is talking about.

Length of stay really depends on patient's needs (and your private health insurance cover, if you want to be very cynical...:o)

Diamond Doll

Very much depends on patient's needs, but I'd say maybe 4-6 weeks is average ... <Mod Snip>.

Emme

galah wrote: »

Dont think they've closed if it's St Patricks mental health service in Dublin the op is talking about.

Length of stay really depends on patient's needs (and your private health insurance cover, if you want to be very cynical...:o)

A friend of the family used to go in there and stay for months. When her health insurance ran out she recovered very quickly!:rolleyes:

poisonated

Good to see the stigma attached with mental health issues alive and well.

poisonated

Thanks to those who posted helpful replies.

Emme

poisonated wrote: »

Good to see the stigma attached with mental health issues alive and well.

I don't see any stigma in this article. Some psychiatric hospitals in Ireland would rather fill people up with pills and milk their health insurance rather than trying to address the problem in a sensible way with other therapies. People with mental health issues may not need much therapy or they may need ongoing therapy over years. Depending on their condition they may or may not be able to function in society, hold down a job etc. Some of the pills prescribed for mental illness have side effects that are the very same as the problem they are supposed to "cure".

Prof Ivor Browne (now well into his 80s) is a very progressive doctor. He wanted to introduce a more holistic model of mental healthcare into Ireland but pill centered treatment is less hassle for doctors and lines the pockets of Big Phaaaaarma. Everybody wins except the patient.

I don't know how long people stay in St Patricks, it depends on the patient and from what I have seen, their health insurance. I know of one person who went in with depression and came out with an eating disorder. They eventually got treatment for this in St Vincents in Marino and they are doing very well today with no readmissions or medication.

kunst nugget

Emme wrote: »

Some psychiatric hospitals in Ireland would rather fill people up with pills and milk their health insurance rather than trying to address the problem in a sensible way with other therapies.

Not what I've seen from St. Pat's. They have great day services in their Wellness and Recovery Centre as well the great care I'd seen them give people during hospital stays there. There's several people I know personally that wouldn't be here today if not for the help received there.

galah

I wouldnt badmouth the service either, they have helped people close to me, and as such i couldnt fault the service and their approach and the facilities. However, every single time they did manage to max out this person's health insurance...while the recovery in a public institution not governed by health insurance was a lot faster.

Just personal experience, nothing to do with stigma

Frank Grimes

poisonated wrote: »

Hey, does anyone know how long the average stay in St pats hospital would be. Is there a rough recommendation of time or does it really depend upon the circumstances of each individual patient?

I have no idea if this is average etc. but in case this information is useful to you; a family member of mine has been in there twice over the last 12 months (bipolar related) and has stayed around 6 weeks on both occasions. The first time I think they wanted him to stay a bit longer but he went home anyway, the second time it was them who decided he could/should go home.