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F’dan il-filmat ta’ @Ask_DrK_MD, Dr. Sarah Klagsbrun, id-Direttur Mediku Eżekuttiv tal-Isptar Four Winds, titkellem dwar id-dħul ta’ wliedek fi sptar psikjatriku.

To the parent whose child is about to be admitted into a psychiatric hospital: I got you. Parents, especially moms, are so great at feeling guilty. I’m Dr K, child psychiatrist, here to tell you there is no reason to feel guilty. Mental illness is biology, not bad parenting.

Bringing your child to a psychiatric hospital is extremely courageous and due to love. Your treatment team is here to work with your child and you to help your child heal. Lean on your treatment team and trust the process. We got you. Let us know how to best support you and your child.

In this @Ask_DrK_MD video, Dr. Sarah Klagsbrun, Executive Medical Director of Four Winds Hospital, talks about the goals of an inpatient psychiatric hospitalization and how helpful an inpatient psychiatric admission can be.

In this @Ask_DrK_MD video, Dr. Sarah Klagsbrun, Executive Medical Director of Four Winds Hospital, takes you inside the admissions building at Four Winds Westchester and explains what an admission to a psychiatric hospital is like.

F'dan il-filmat ta' @Ask_DrK_MD, Dr. Sarah Klagsbrun, id-Direttur Mediku Eżekuttiv tal-Isptar Four Winds, twieġeb il-mistoqsija, x'jagħmel żagħżugħ il-ġurnata kollha fl-isptar?

Parents often picture psychiatric units as cold, sterile halls, fluorescent lighting where patients sit isolated in rooms all day staring at walls. Not at Four Winds. 

Patients attend morning goals group, attend school, enjoy recreational time either at our gym or outside. We have basketball courts, art therapy, and Oliver the Four Winds therapy dog loves visiting kids on each of the cottages. Our therapists run evidence-based DBT groups to teach patients coping skills. Our cottages are separated based on age and specific needs. So, little kids with little kids, teens with teens, and adults with adults. Staff are supervising patients day and night. Therapists and psychiatric prescribers meet with each patient individually as well as run groups. 

F’dan il-filmat Staqsi lil Dr K, Dr. Sarah Klagsbrun, Direttur Mediku Eżekuttiv tal-Isptar Four Winds, titkellem dwar meta għandek tikkunsidra rikover psikjatriku għalik innifsek, għal ibnek jew għal xi ħadd maħbub.

Meta tifel jew adult jiddaħħal fi sptar psikjatriku għal pazjenti interni, dan ifisser li jkun f'nofs kriżi u f'riskju ta':

– jitilfu l-ħbieb tagħhom

– falliment fl-iskola

– jirrifjuta li jattendi l-iskola

– ħarba mid-dar

– nilgħabu l-logħob tal-kompjuter il-lejl u l-ġurnata kollha 

– tkun ribelluż, ma tagħtix rispett, ma tismax lill-figuri tal-awtorità 

It-tfal jew l-adulti jistgħu jkunu:

– li jkollok tifqigħat splussivi ta’ rabja

– jaġixxi b'mod impulsiv

– involviment f'imġieba perikoluża

– involviment f'imġieba ta' awto-ħsara

– tesperjenza ħsibijiet suwiċidali 

L-Ewwel Takeaway:

Il-medikazzjoni psikjatrika teżisti biex tgħin lit-tfal jew lill-adulti jitgħallmu ħiliet ta’ kif ilaħħqu. Xi mġieba u sintomi ma jirrispondux għat-terapija waħedha – jekk xi ħadd ikollu xewqa li jagħmel ħsara lilu nnifsu jew lil ħaddieħor, jew ikun ikkunsmat minn ħsibijiet suwiċidali jew negattivi, jew ikollu tifqigħat splussivi ta’ rabja, ma jistax jassorbi jew juża l-ħiliet ta’ kif ilaħħqu li qed jiġu mgħallma lilu. 

It-tieni konklużjoni: 

Xi mard psikjatriku bħad-disturb bipolari u l-iskizofrenija ma jirrispondux għat-terapija waħedha u jistgħu jissaħħu maż-żmien. Jekk tistenna biex tikkura b'medikazzjoni, is-sintomi ġeneralment jiggravaw maż-żmien u mbagħad ikollok bżonn aktar mediċini u dożi ogħla biex tikkura s-sintomi. 

It-Tielet Konklużjoni:

Il-mediċini psikjatriċi jippermettu lit-tfal u lill-adulti jerġgħu lura għall-linja bażi normali ta’ saħħa tagħhom malajr kemm jista’ jkun, li huwa l-għan tat-trattament. 

In this @Ask_DrK_MD video, Dr. Sarah Klagsbrun, Executive Medical Director of Four Winds Hospital, answers the question, will my child get therapy at Four Winds.

In this @Ask_DrK_MD video, Dr. Sarah Klagsbrun, Executive Medical Director of Four Winds Hospital, answers the question, will my child pick up bad habits in a psychiatric hospital?

Parents worry about “symptom contagion” when they admit their child to an inpatient psychiatric hospital. Will my child learn more dangerous behaviors from their peers? 

In the hospital setting we have staff 24/7 helping children navigate peer, academic, social pressures, and how to handle a challenging situation when it arises. 

What better place than to have a child challenged and learn how to cope, so they are prepared for when the real world presents them with all sorts of challenges. In those situations there is no therapist standing next to them to guide them. 

When a child is struggling, children search for ways to help their suffering and experiment with maladaptive coping skills, like cutting, vaping, or smoking marijuana 

As a parent, you want the exposure to protect them from bad habits waiting for them outside the hospital setting.