MUSC Institute of Psychiatry

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Tina D

Do not I repeat DO NOT take your loved one or anyone you care about to this place. The doctors and staff here are a joke. Ive witnessed staff constantly laughing at patients some of whom made jokes to me about other patients because they felt I had it better off than a lot of the other patients there. Ive witnessed staff members laughing at the behaviors of others, their hair, their style of clothing for those who chose to wear their own clothes etc. It gets even worse...Ive heard a manager refer to patients there as nut cases in what is supposed to be a mental institution. In my two weeks of staying there, there were FIVE fights two of which staff sat laughing at instead of breaking up the fight. For half the staff there, this place is a job where they get a paycheck and get to sit and make others mental issues their center of entertainment and amusement. Some of the doctors are liars as well and will lie in front of a judge to make themselves look better. Probate court here is a big joke...I went through the process and told the truth and the judge didnt even look in my direction as if I was not worthy of her to listen to me because after all, I am in a mental institution. Sadly I have been here twice and the first time several years ago, the doctors were actually nice. Now the majority of them dont know what theyre talking about and think they know everything based off info they learned in their textbooks . If you care about your loved one, take heed to not take them here or they will probably get worse while there watching staff members clown others who may have the same mental illness as them or if they have anxiety theyll get more anxious witnessing the violence where staff finds it too funny or is too scared to break up the fights. By the way, I am not someone who always had a disability and in fact whole being disabled, I have managed to graduate with a BA in accounting with a 3.5gpa and worked the entire time so my case is not as bad as others. If i could give them o or negative 1 stars, I would.

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Imagine Matt

My psychiatrist is always late by around 30-50 minutes and when I was in 2 North I was in for a week and nobody seemed to care that I was going to be sent back to my abusive household. I talked to police, social workers, doctors, they all said I had to go back to my fathers house after I left and said Id have to wait until I was 18 to move out, which is incorrect. In the state of South Carolina you can move out at 17. Also while there, nobody seemed to get help. They took me off medicine that was working and put me on medicine that made me sick to my stomach without even warning me about the medicine switch. They just treat you like a child and yell at you if you talk about yourself to other people. Also at night when one certain staff member had night shift his shoes would squeak all night long and I had to struggle to get to sleep. Also I got yelled at for signing a kids cast but whatever. Some people in there would get yelled at for talking or saying the wrong thing at the wrong time and get called out and humiliated which could definitely make their mental state much worse. Also Im about positive there was mold/mildew in the showers so I asked my grandparents to bring me some shower sandals, which didnt help much at all. In conclusion, if I could give it a 0 I would. I have been mentally scarred by the way some kids were treated in there, although I wouldnt call it abusive or anything, and its definitely an experience getting used to the screams that come randomly throughout the day and night, especially considering I have PTSD already.

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RICH MORGENSTEIN

So let me start by saying. The inpaitent part is about 4 star rating. They dont Horner dnr orders. Or seem to care about it it 5 minutes before the inspector comes in to check on everything. 5 minutes ahead of them showing up fall socks where put on my feat and a Alegre and dnr bracelet where applied to my wrist. Then taken off as they Left! The next two videos below show your room and the isolation room then place you after you act up. Everything is clean but not. But I would have to say what they have to deal with on daily basis what it could be is a lot worse. The last video is from the musc er section. They placed me in bed restraints for 7 hours. For the first 4 of this the restraints where so tight my hands where purple on my fingers. They had a grad come in and redo them and left me there another 3 hours. I could hear lady outside telling them they could not do that. Besides hes been locked in there 5 days already. Was exact words used sad. So here is all brushes from the abuse. The people in error seemed more concerned about there candy crush app on there phone then you. 8 beds in main psych section of er. 5 had restraints applied for things should not be used for. Poorly trained er staff sad hope they fix it Rights taken away: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3HICjnIypso You room: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KU6TNbKzR4M Isolation room: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7PxDu40rOq0 Abuse from er staff: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qD-RBvGFMrY

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Robert Cassidy

Not a good place. If you live nearby, have no job, are able to meet every appointment, and wont need anything after hours than this is the place for you. Other than that I wouldnt go here. Another issue is the providers leave every 4 years. My provider Dr. Chaundhry, was awesome. She was willing to support my schedule. I have customers that lose Network service and require assistance. This can happen at any time. Without my job, I cant get the help I need so yes, my job and my customers come first. Dr. Chaundhry understood that and made provisions to assist me. Her residency was up and a New provider, Dr. Ellis, took over. He has absolutely no understanding for this situation. Basically, if its anything out of the ordinary, he wants nothing to do with you. My advice for people in my shoes, find somewhere else to go. Find a provider that cares enough about you to provide the support you need in ANY situation. If a Dr. is willing to meet the smallest provisions, such as this, in your life thats the one for you. This is not. Good Luck.

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Amelia Casey

The doctor I saw who will remain nameless was not very educated and decided that my regular psychiatrist whom has been in practice for 20 + years and is a graduate of Duke University he claims she doesnt know what she was doing and the medication she has me on is wrong, and he will not refill it because he would never prescribe a stimulant with a benzo. My medication is very commonly taken by many people that have anxiety panic attack along with ADHD. They really should inform people that theyre going to the school and these arent real doctors yet because I had no idea when I made the appointment I am NOT from here

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Amanda Raymer

Know the cost of your visit before hand- I went in to get my ADD Prescription, I have been prescribed most my life and am used to the hoops necessary to get it. However I was not prepared for the $900 Laboratory fee charged for "standard drug testing," luckily my insurance covered a lot of it but I was still blindsided by the $200 bill I was left with. Even my therapist was unaware of the cost when I called to bring it to her attention, when financial situations have such a large affect on mental health you would think they would be at-least a little aware of what they are requiring of you.

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