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Sheppard Pratt Health System
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citysearch c.
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If you are considering Sheppard Pratt, do some research first. As a former patient, I would not recommend this institution to anyone.
Every staff member, nurse and patient has to follow an extensive list of rules. There were rules for behavior during meals, topics acceptable for conversation, clothing patients could wear, and items patients were allowed to have. I understand that Sheppard Pratt is trying to treat people with eating disorders, but at some point it seems that the focus shifted from helping patients to enforcing rules. It seemed that the staff spent a lot of effort following their own set of regulations to impress their supervisors.
Since Sheppard Pratt accepts patients as young as 12 years old, their rules are designed for this age group. Patients are not separated based on age, so these rules are applied universally to all patients. Being at Sheppard Pratt felt like a middle-school detention, extended over several weeks.
Sheppard Pratt tries to retain patients in their inpatient program longer than many patients had planned. During my initial phone interview, I heard that patients stay 2-4 weeks on average. However, most of the patients I met would remain with me for longer than a month. Leaving Sheppard Pratt without a doctor's permission requires signing a 72-hour notice. Doctors discourage patients from signing this notice, even if they are unsatisfied with their treatment. If they sign, doctors will tell them to rescind their signature, sometimes with threats to commit them involuntarily, or by pressuring parents. Some parents sniff out this scheme and demand that their children leave.
It was not easy to stay in contact with people on the outside, since Sheppard Pratt limits the amount of time people can spend on the phone. If someone doesn't gain the required amount of weight per day (0.2kg, ~0.44lbs), they are placed on 'restriction' and not allowed to use the phone for a day. Even when not on 'restriction,' there were three phones to share among all thirty patients. Phone calls are allowed only at specific times between group therapy and meals.
If you are considering any inpatient treatment for ED, be sure to find out what the treatment will be like. I would have asked:
1. Will I be able to use a phone or answer email any time I need to?
2. Will I be able to drink water when I am thirsty?
3. Will I be able to leave if I find that treatment is not progressing?
4. Will I have access to people in my own age group?
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