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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again, I get the feeling that this place deals with a lot of angry and aggressive kids as opposed to freaked out anxious fearful/suicidal kids.

I say this because their rules handout focused ONLY on anger and how to manage anger with consequences that include restraint if all else fails. Weird that this is the only focus of the information.

Nothing at all about how to handle feelings of anxiety ad fearfulness. Or even a general set of things to do regarding emotions.

Like anger is the only negative emotion being focused on.

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Having been through this, I think that’s because it’s acute care. The only thing they can really address in that setting is the immediate crisis and anything that affects safety in the inpatient setting.  Dealing with anxiety is a long and more intensive process, which will hopefully start at PHP.[/quote]

Agree.  Look into a DBT program for after discharge but the crisis inpatient places don’t do that sort of thing.  They are trying to keep the kids from hurting themselves or others.  They take seat belts and sharp objects so you can hurt yourself much and then focus on anger management so you don’t hurt other kids.  My kid got punched by another kid while inpatient because my kids wanted the other kid to follow rules of a game.  Due to an error in the place’s own internal rules, I had actually met that other kid and had a long conversation with them so I was aware that the other kid had psychosis.  
Anyway, I would not expect much actual progress to be made in patient.  The greatest benefit for my kid was that it took away of the mystique/drama of hospitalization, and motivated them to participate in mental health treatment in a way that they had not previously been motivated.  They had a glimpse of the downward spiral and decided they wanted something different, and then recommitted to therapy and medication.  We did start DBT after that and for my kid it was much more helpful than talk therapy.   From my very lay perspective, talk therapy seems helpful where there is a specific issue you need to work through, whereas DBT is more helpful when it is a mindset you need to re-set.  [/quote]

Just want to second that DBT would be the ideal therapy. It's all about managing intense emotions and it is backed by research.[/quote]

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