Comments on: NOAH’s arc http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2006/05/16/noahs-arc/ A blog about mental health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:55:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Joe http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2006/05/16/noahs-arc/comment-page-1/#comment-387 Joe Tue, 16 May 2006 20:30:10 +0000 http://trouble.pwblogs.com/2006/05/16/noahs-arc/#comment-387 While "Baghdad ER" might not be appropriate viewing for some, the warning that such a program may "Trigger Mental Health Issues" is going too far. I was once in a psychiatric hospital where treatment was largely morning bingo for ice cream. Since TV therapy was a primary activity, I chose to watch Wonderland which was a series sharply criticized by NAMI. I was moved but no damage was done to me. According to NAMI's March 28, 2000 press release, "NAMI Warns ABC Television: "Wonderland" Is Hazardous To Public Health", I was at real risk since Wonderland might "... generate turmoil or despair in anyone who is in treatment." The only turmoil and despair I experienced before and after viewing Wonderland was knowing that my OCD & depression were to be treated next morning with bingo for ice cream once again. (Liz, Great idea, "Why don't we get the troops OUT of Iraq. That would be the best thing for the soldiers' mental health.") While “Baghdad ER” might not be appropriate viewing for some, the warning that such a program may “Trigger Mental Health Issues” is going too far.

I was once in a psychiatric hospital where treatment was largely morning bingo for ice cream. Since TV therapy was a primary activity, I chose to watch Wonderland which was a series sharply criticized by NAMI. I was moved but no damage was done to me.

According to NAMI’s March 28, 2000 press release, “NAMI Warns ABC Television: “Wonderland” Is Hazardous To Public Health”, I was at real risk since Wonderland might “… generate turmoil or despair in anyone who is in treatment.”

The only turmoil and despair I experienced before and after viewing Wonderland was knowing that my OCD & depression were to be treated next morning with bingo for ice cream once again.

(Liz, Great idea, “Why don’t we get the troops OUT of Iraq. That would be the best thing for the soldiers’ mental health.”)

]]> By: Joe http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2006/05/16/noahs-arc/comment-page-1/#comment-386 Joe Tue, 16 May 2006 17:47:14 +0000 http://trouble.pwblogs.com/2006/05/16/noahs-arc/#comment-386 This post isn't a comment on this hospital's closure but the study linked below does make one wonder about the prognosis for children who have been hospitalized. "Adolescent Psychiatric Hospitalization and Mortality, Distress Levels, and Educational Attainment - Follow-up After 11 and 20 Years" From the abstract - "Conclusions: The association between psychiatric symptoms sufficient to result in psychiatric hospitalization during adolescence and later mortality, emotional distress, high school completion, and educational attainment is striking." http://www.people.virginia.edu/~psykliff/pubs/publications/best%20et%20al%202004.pdf This post isn’t a comment on this hospital’s closure but the study linked below does make one wonder about the prognosis for children who have been hospitalized.

“Adolescent Psychiatric Hospitalization and Mortality, Distress Levels, and Educational Attainment – Follow-up After 11 and 20 Years”

From the abstract – “Conclusions: The association between psychiatric symptoms sufficient to result in psychiatric hospitalization during
adolescence and later mortality, emotional distress, high school completion, and educational attainment is striking.”

http://www.people.virginia.edu/~psykliff/pubs/publications/best%20et%20al%202004.pdf

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