Behavioral Center of Michigan

Reviews 5

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kit kat

I wish this place would be shut down. I really think the good reviews that were left are fake accounts or staff people. This is the worst place to ever go if you are suffering from a mental health problem. There are so many things wrong with this place. I was sent there from the ER and going here was the worst place I could have gone. Like many other people said in the reviews this place is one big insurance scam. If you have good insurance they keep you longer because they get more money regardless of your condition. I was part of the higher functioning group of patients (they mix together both high and low functioning patients which can be dangerous) and while even the staff told me I was ready to be released the doctor kept me longer. If you are higher functioning they try and make you go crazy by misdiagnosing you and giving you drugs that will make you a whole lot worse than you were to begin with in order to keep you longer and rake in your money. They do not care at all about your mental health, they just care about your money. They violated a number of mental health codes. You are locked into a floor with just one small hallway and two small activity rooms. They do not let you outside. Yes, you have to stay inside that small area without being let outside for a whole week. Even in prison they let you outside. Also, when you first get there you have to strip down completely naked and bend over and cough just like in prison. I know at other mental health hospitals this is not standard. You cannot be properly diagnosed from a doctor that comes in a few times a week and says "you have one minute to tell us how you are doing." They literally give you one minute. They take full advantage of the fact that you are legally bound to stay there until they release you. So in order to get out you have to play the game. You take the medicine they give you even if it makes you feel worse or debilitates you. You have to act happy at all times because if you dont theyll come up to you and say, "are you okay? Do you need to stay here longer?" You cannot talk to anyone about how you are truly feeling or what you are truly going through because theyll give you another false diagnosis and another drug to take that you should not be taking. When I went home I went to my family doctor and they told me I was misdiagnosed and that you cannot be properly diagnosed from the short amount of time the doctor spent with the patients. My family doctor told me I should not have been taking any of the medication they gave me. Whats worse is some of the staff working there knows how messed up the system is and I was so thankful I had a staff memeber who truly cared about me. She told me I was misdiagnosed but I had to take the medication for that week because if you dont or ask to take something different they add more time to your stay. And she told me stop taking that medication once you get home and if you want to actually go on medication get diagnosed from someone qualified. The place itself had horrible conditions. One of the showers was broken so they put a vacuum hose on the shower nossel. For as much money they are raking in from the patients insurance companies youd think they would be able to pay for a new shower nossel instead of putting a vacuum hose on it. It was very disgusting. The bed I slept had a mattress so thin that the broken bars were sticking into my back and kept me up at night because of the pain. If you need mental help please DO NOT GO TO THIS HOSPITAL. It will make you even worse than you were before. They do not care about making you better, they only care about money. It is truly disgusting to me that the doctor and staff who work at The Behavioral Center of Michigan take advantage of mentally ill and disabled people for money without providing any proper treatment. This hospital is one of the best displays of corruption and greed and it needs to be shut down.

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Christopher Kukla

I went to St Johns on hoover and 12 asking for a new antidepressant. I was having side effects and they sent me here for 7 days. Its a voluntary commitment scam!! Its a way for them to legally have you committed for a way to get the insurance companies. Yeah I have my problems because I have M.S. This place screwed me up. I had no identity but a bracelet. Was put on meds just from me saying I thought I was adhd. Put on adderall 10mg 3 times a day. They put me on the same meds I was on that made me go to the er to begin with. In the end the dr still prescribed me the same antidepressant For double the dose that I was taking before I went to have it changed because of side effects. If you are not crazy. This place will make you that way. Had to attend groups. Had to be social. Had to play the game to get out. They deemed me superficial because I kept saying I really wasnt supposed to be there. I believe the hosp. and them work together to get money,. They let me a girl, and a detoxing heroin addict go in 7 days. I kept in touch with the girl and the heroin addict ended up relapsing. I knew he did have enough time. Ridiculous. Spread the word. This just happened last From the 25th of Aug- 2nd of Sept. 2014 This doesnt even scratch the service

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kim randazzo

Some of the staff there was actually looking out for the well being of my daughter/ son. My child was to sent there on a 72 hr. hold. Once they had her/him in their facility not care because they didnt care. My daughter/son went in with depression and anxiety which was diagnosed medically. I had to fight to get her/him out of there before they could do more harm to her/him. I wouldnt send a dead animal there because they suck the soul out of you and break you. My child has sleep terrors from that place. They also billed our insurance co for 4 days prior to hospitalization. Please do not listen about them helping and wanting the best for your loved one. The bottom line is lining their pockets and trying to keep innocent people inside their hell.

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Candy Jones

Horrible place. I was diagnosed with PSTD from my regular therapist when I was discharged from here. Ive been to multiple mental hospitals, and by far this one has been the most traumatic. The doctor will see you for literally 1 minute a day, if not less. They keep you there for at least 7 days no matter how bad your condition is. McLaren will transfer you here if you end up in their ER. Im begging you with every fiber of my being to go to a different hospital. The ward is TINY! You get your room, one short hallway and 2 little activity rooms. I was put in solitary confinement my first night there. Remembering anymore is too painful. God Bless everyone who has been abused by this hospital.

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Gary BOO Thompson

I use the Pharmacy which located on the eastside of building. Its called BC Pharmacy and they have that old school Pharmacy atmosphere but they are still very very competitive if you have to pay out of pocket for your prescriptions. I followed Roger the Head Pharmacist from 2 different CVS locations and I would never go anywhere else but to BC Pharmacy. Roger is the head Pharmacist, Kelly, Tracy and Im sorry but I cant remember the other girls name but they are the Pharmacy Technicians. They are all very friendly. If Im not Mistaken they take all major insurances and some off the wall ones. Blue Cross and Molina for sure.

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