u/BjornUlfden

Yesterday my life partner had an anxiety attack and we decided to take her to the ER in hopes of getting a referral to be put on a regular prescription. She’s had mental health issues before and has had a diagnosis of bipolar 1. She was medicated and she felt great until she lost insurance and had to go back to not being medicated.

So we get to the ER and go to triage and the nurse asks me to step out (I work EMS and psych transports so I’m a little familiar with these things) I step out, they speak, and she is sent to a bed.

I go back to wait with her and several hours pass probably 5-6 hours. And they come and tell us that she’s going to speak with mobile crisis. Idk if that’s what it’s called everywhere but in Tn it’s basically a zoom meeting with a psychiatrist. During this call, she never said she had thoughts of offing herself, harming herself, or harming others. I was able to stay for the call. She simply stated she was struggling with her mental health and has been very anxious. After the call, another 3-4 hours went by. And the nurse came in and said “here in a minute we’re going to take her belongings and her clothes” And that immediately made me think 6404, or involuntarily hold. So I asked and confirmed that she was placed on an emergency involuntary psychiatric hold. They kept trying to say that she said she was suicidal so they have no choice. Again, I was with her during that whole call with crisis which is the ones who ordered the 6404. So now she is waiting in the hospital for 3-5 days. She is waiting to be evaluated on zoom again from a no insurance psych hospital to see if she needs placement in that facility. This place is absolutely terrible. I’ve transported patients to moccasin bend in Chatanooga and they won’t even let me step foot in there for my safety. The staff are mean and vile, and they are not compassionate people at all. I’m terrified for her.

I just came to ask advice on maybe why they placed her on that hold? Why they lied maybe? And is there anything I can do on my end?? I’m terrified for her. Just look up reviews of that institute and I promise all the negative reviews are actually true.

Yesterday my life partner had an anxiety attack and we decided to take her to the ER in hopes of getting a referral to be put on a regular prescription. She’s had mental health issues before and has had a diagnosis of bipolar 1. She was medicated and she felt great until she lost insurance and had to go back to not being medicated.

So we get to the ER and go to triage and the nurse asks me to step out (I work EMS and psych transports so I’m a little familiar with these things) I step out, they speak, and she is sent to a bed.

I go back to wait with her and several hours pass probably 5-6 hours. And they come and tell us that she’s going to speak with mobile crisis. Idk if that’s what it’s called everywhere but in Tn it’s basically a zoom meeting with a psychiatrist. During this call, she never said she had thoughts of offing herself, harming herself, or harming others. I was able to stay for the call. She simply stated she was struggling with her mental health and has been very anxious. After the call, another 3-4 hours went by. And the nurse came in and said “here in a minute we’re going to take her belongings and her clothes” And that immediately made me think 6404, or involuntarily hold. So I asked and confirmed that she was placed on an emergency involuntary psychiatric hold. They kept trying to say that she said she was suicidal so they have no choice. Again, I was with her during that whole call with crisis which is the ones who ordered the 6404. So now she is waiting in the hospital for 3-5 days. She is waiting to be evaluated on zoom again from a no insurance psych hospital to see if she needs placement in that facility. This place is absolutely terrible. I’ve transported patients to moccasin bend in Chatanooga and they won’t even let me step foot in there for my safety. The staff are mean and vile, and they are not compassionate people at all. I’m terrified for her.

I just came to ask advice on maybe why they placed her on that hold? Why they lied maybe? And is there anything I can do on my end?? I’m terrified for her. Just look up reviews of that institute and I promise all the negative reviews are actually true