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It would be helpful if the person were suffering substance abuse related problems. Being over-looked without escape while going through withdrawl. I've been there, done that. Trust me, it's useful.. especially when someones life counts on it.

and wicked smelly?

I guess people used to enjoy battle shit a lot back then....
not only you can share your sounding, smelling but also the visual action thats taking place haha
I would not be able to piss nor shit if someones using it...
THEY SEE EVERYTHING!!!

the cops were bored, we got arrested. hide better if you want to go there.

GOD SCARY JUST THINK IF SOMTHING WAS WALKEN TOWARDS YOU AHH I P ON MYSELF!!! XDDDDD

it's creppy

pretty....it's so creepy it's beutful XDDDD

The large psychiatric facilities became much smaller or closed altogether, especially since 1970, for several reasons. New medications and more community mental health centers let patients be treated on an outpatient basis. States could no longer afford to maintain the huge facilities, many of which needed extensive repair and renovation to meet changing standards of care. There was increasing emphasis on providing treatment in the "least restrictive environment." A hospital usually is not the least restrictive environment. Many laws changed, but it is still definitely possible for a person with mental illness to be court-ordered to treatment in a state hospital. The standard that must be met is that the person is a danger to themselves or others.

the textural difference between the rotting metal and the smooth painted background is stunning. not to mention the color spectrum. the aqua and yellow pulsating thru the rusty corrosion

thts the exact place i took a picture from. we parked our car in the middle of tht building so people could not see

What a visual symphony! I will have the pastel pink protuberances installed in my bathroom...right after I have the lobotomy.

i can imagine all the pain and suffering these ppl went through when using those bars. I can definitely imagine someone using the bars by the angle.... very cool

Lovesick?

There were/are patients committed to mental health facilities against their will, but probably not nearly as many as people think when they believe all the horror stories they've heard. In the past, some of the people committed to a hospital did not need to be there--they were sent by relatives, spouses, neighbors to "get rid" of them or because they were eccentric. Today, a person must be certified by a psychologist or psychiatrist (or both) as being an "imminent danger to self or others" and there must be no less restrictive option available. Thus today, even if someone does not believe he/she should be in the hospital, it is almost certain that the hospital IS the appropriate place. Often, not understanding that treatment is needed is one of the symptoms of the person's mental illness. Most of the unwilling patients come to realize this after treatment ameliorates their condition. Other people know that they are unable to manage in the community, and know that they need the hospital. A patient's condition is reviewed after no more than 30 days in the hospital to see if continued hospitalization is needed. If it is determined that it is needed, the commitment period is for a maximum of 2 years, at which time it must be reviewed again. A patient does not have to stay the full time if their doctor decides inpatient care is no longer required. There are also a few patients who like the attention and routine of the hospital, and will exaggerate their symptoms so the doctor will be persuaded to commit them. I had one patient, who when the psychiatrist thought she just needed a few days in our community-based crisis residential unit for evaluation, stood up and leaned over the doctor's desk and said ,"Well, if I said I'm going to kill myself, then can I go?" In another comment I mentioned people who preferred the hospital because it was a better place to live than their community home. Other reasons I've seen for patients who want to go to the hospital are being faced with criminal charges (usually a patient can't pull this off because in most cases, it wasn't the person's illness that led to the criminal act) and people who have co-existing substance abuse problems and owe money to their dealer. So, while there certainly were more abuses in the past, we can't extrapolate and assume none of the patients needed to be there, or that it was the hospital that made them "go crazy."

who took these pictures?