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Written by sadbuttrue February 18, 2010 18:05
I just spent two nights in the ER at CAMH. I'm not sure if it was helpful! They did another med change, so I'll have to wait a while to see if there's any change in my mood. The doctors were referring to me as depressed with SI(suicidal ideation). It's weird though, they were more concerned with changing my meds than they were with addressing my "SI". Once I was actually admitted to their "Emergency Assessment Unit", not once did the staff mention the fact that for the past two weeks, "suicide" is constantly on my mind! They seemed content to let me sleep for two days and send me home on another medication. I could have gotten the same thing done with a visit to my family doctor. CAMH is supposed to be the experts in the mental health field, but I'm beginning to question that. Last week the doctor down their was looking at another patient's record thinking it was mine, before I pointed out that it wasn't mine. This week they admit me for suicidal thinking, and don't address it once!
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