Not only was Lynn's son put out of the hospital when he was judged to be actively suicidal, but that decision was made by an MCC psychiatrist who never talked to him or his mother. This is an extreme example of a situation clinicians are all too familiar with - decisions about our clients being made by people who have never seen them and who often have little interest in understanding the cases. Horror studies help to awaken our indignation and sharpen our sense of how severe the situation is. They bring into clear focus the neglectful, bottom-line attitudes rampaging through American health care. The effort to reduce therapy to a very brief treatment model as the appropriate way to treat all problems is a retreat from meaningful psychotherapy.
Mangled care is in the business of making money, big money, by curtailing services.
They want to talk to someone who has seen the abuses from the inside. They are simply gathering background information for their understanding of the situation and will protect the confidentiality of anyone speaking with them. Gunz, ACSW, CCSW, Membership Chair TOP Death of Managed Care Bryant Welch, J.D.,Ph. It will be part of a two-day workshop sponsored by the North Carolina Psychological Association. Coalition members may come for the same price as NCPA members.