This story is from my spooky psych ward stories I tell during the month of October. This patient was struggling with an aggressive case of schizophrenia and had a hard life of homelessness and drug use. He was in and out of shelters and the psych ward and had to also survive the streets. After coming to our ward, he wreaked havoc on the unit. It was so bad that no place would take him unless he didn’t have any violent outbursts for a full week! It was actually close to impossible to accomplish t

So what happens when a patient escapes the psyche ward? Do we chase them? Is there a process? There’s actually VERY specific do’s and don’ts 😬 #psych #psychwardstories #psychunit #grippysockvacation #psychiatrist #mentalhealthadvocate #jayspsychwardstories | Jay’s Psych Ward Stories

Day in the life of a psyc ward patient