Hi JennyRN70 and paulm. I watched this last night and am not surprised. Are the mental health professionals not ashamed for hiding the facts?
Last October, I was hospitalized at Trillium (Mississauga) and it was a horrendous experience. I was given a hefty dosage of "new" medications and thought I was going to have a stroke. I am a smoker, so every hour we were allowed to get our smokes and go out of the locked wing (unsupervised). Yes, I was admitted for suicidal related reasons. The nurses were as cold as ice and as I was there for help, it made me feel like this is the beginning of the end. On the morning that I was discharged, they all but said "don't let the door hit you in the a$$ on my way out".
Heaven forbid that we express our concerns to our doctors or workers. They all stick together. Time and time again, the feedback that I get is that you either do things their way or you're deemed uncooperative. After all, they are there to help you and when you "resist" (so they think) then you "really" don't want any help. Pft.
Unfortunately, this is just a job to most people in the mental health sector. Thank God for this website!
p.s. Trillium (Mississauga) on the Queensway - Mental Health Unit needs an attitude adjustment.