What is a Psych Ward? Mental Health Help with Kati Morton
Today I talk about what a psychiatric ward looks like. I spent a few years working at one and wanted to share with you what it is like. Remember that even though they can be a bit scary and...
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Today I am going to talk to you about the psych ward.So like I said, today I am going to talk about psych wards.What is it?People use that term a lot,'I have been in the psych ward', or 'I am going to the psych ward.',or 'One of my friends is in the psych ward.'And what does that mean?Now I actually worked in the psych ward for many years.And what it is, is hospitalisation.When I tell many of you if you are worried that you are going to kill yourself or hurt someone else, to take yourself to the hospital.That's what this means.Now the psych ward is a portion of the hospital, usually a floor.And it's a locked facility.And it's somewhere that you go when, honestly, you just don't feel safe.A...
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Today I am going to talk to you about the psych ward.So like I said, today I am going to talk about psych wards.What is it?People use that term a lot,'I have been in the psych ward', or 'I am going to the psych ward.',or 'One of my friends is in the psych ward.'And what does that mean?Now I actually worked in the psych ward for many years.And what it is, is hospitalisation.When I tell many of you if you are worried that you are going to kill yourself or hurt someone else, to take yourself to the hospital.That's what this means.Now the psych ward is a portion of the hospital, usually a floor.And it's a locked facility.And it's somewhere that you go when, honestly, you just don't feel safe.A...
