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Discharge from hospital

Discharge from hospital

My beautiful clever 23 year old daughter has recently had a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder bi polar type. Two months, three hospitals and two treatment orders later she has just been discharged home.

Things are ok but I feel that her follow up is lacking.

We had a private psych that we lost confidence in. We had a very positive experience in the last public hospital she was transferred to under a treatment order. However she has been discharged with 30 days worth of meds and a recommendation that she find a new psych and sees her GP.

That's it, I was astonished that there is no outpatient follow up and or at least facilitation of a new psych.

Our GP has referred her to a private psych practice where "they will asses whether to accept her but cannot see her at least until August 7" This seems too long as the hospital have started her on a low dose of a mood stabiliser with no instructions to increase. She was desperate to leave hospital but is now very emotional, very bored (and I have returned to work reduced hours). She is very smart and is negotiating a return to work in a few weeks but I feel we have no guidance around her mental health. I have read that rebound depression is common after discharge but I am also aware that part of it could be her hormonal cycle. Also she is suddenly complaining about the drowsy effects of her meds where over the last two months she has been having very high doses of all and they didn't seem to slow her down. So many questions, sorry.

Thanks for all advice. Thank you Rockpool.

Mon0497

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Here is a short 15 min talk gives 4 good strategies to help when MI enters family.

https://youtu.be/NRO0-JXuFMY

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I've had it explained that MH patients don't get their summaries because what they read might worsen their condition by upsetting them. Organisations can also reject applications for Freedom of Information to view their files if they feel the patient is too unwell to cope with reading them.
Some hospitals are changing such policies on discharge summaries though.
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