UNIUniversity Neuropsychiatric Institute - University of Utah Health Care

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C White

Back when we had insurance, this was a good enough place for crisis help. But without insurance, they are incompetent, and impotent. Their mobile unit is absolutely laughable. Unless you are actively eating checkers and talking to invisible people, slicing your wrists, or threatening to kill someone, they will just give you the names & numbers of places you have probably already tried to reach out to. And dont you dare have let self-medicating enter your life, because they wont even bother with you if you need to come off of drug use first. Its a "fix yourself before we can help you fix anything else" approach. It dooms the people who are too broken to have the willpower to do any such thing...without help. How does this valley deal with unemployed, homeless drug users with underlying and triggering mental health issues? They criminalize them. How do you avoid the legal system you have little hope of climbing out of once youre in it? Just have a wealthy relative willing to part with massive amounts of money to get you the finest lawyers and rehab centers money can buy. The rest of the population is out of luck and left to a life of lengthy incarcerations and/or hamster-wheel-revolving door legal struggles, insurmountable debt, destroyed health, and eventual death. The lack of Medicaid expansion in this state is only part of this puzzle. The other part is the complete lack of incentive to simply do the right thing. Healthcare for profit is at the heart of the problem. So, great job, (allegedly pro-life) Utah. You have managed to turn your back on a pregnant, homeless, drug addict with legal issues who simply wanted a place to safely and medically withdraw for her own life and the life of her unborn child. Someone who recognizes their need for ongoing drug and mental health treatment and is willing to immediately enter a long-term facility to learn better life coping skills so that they have a better chance of success without the crutches theyve leaned on for so long. Easier to judge, look the other way, and leave those of us who couldnt buy her way out of legal issues or buy her way into the fancy rehabs, to privately and with heavy hearts prepare ourselves for their possible death, and pray about the life of her unborn child...if she survives. Thanks for nothing.

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Martha Magda

Overall, if you need mental health assistance, I highly recommend going there. Especially if you have drug abuse problems, or need detoxification from alcohol. or drugs, or need to be checked in because you might hurt yourself. Good people there. Good people. If your kid needs help, I highly recommend taking them there. It is safe, comfortable, very good program. The organization as a whole is very compartmentalized. It is difficult to get information about a specific program until you hunt down who is the appropriate person to speak with. The front desk people know very little about each program, except which extensions to push. This is a major frustration because people who contact this hospital are oftentimes in crisis, and arent prepared to navigate the complex system of many departments, different billing offices, different appointments with who and where, various programs that are each completely separate from one another. When you call this place, you just need HELP, and there is no centralized referral system to point you toward what and who you need. They really should have a triage system. Other than that, the facility is very beautiful and comfortable. The staff in the outpatient drug rehab clinic is supportive, and the program is helpful for those who really want sobriety. The adolescent unit is really on top of things; troubled teens get all the help they need: group, individual, family therapy. Coping strategies. Then they have a TeenScope program which provides a half day counseling and a half day school. If your teen needs supervision this is a good place. It addresses familly problems as well. It advocates for the child so that they are not in danger of harming themselves. The psychiatrists do NOT counsel in the outpatient clinic. They just prescribe and manage the prescriptions. I was hoping for a counselor who would give psychotherapy, but they dont shrink you. When I went to my appointment with the psychiatrist, a resident at the U --- a doctor who is getting her degree in psychiatry--, she did interview me, but after that it was just a short talk and getting me antidepressants. No psychotherapy whatsoever. The gift shop is great and the cafeteria is good.

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Nash Iru

First and foremost the psychiatric techs and nurses are amazing. They treat all patients with respect and dignity. However, Ive had mixed experiences with the doctors. I will start with the good doctors. Dr. Weischdel and Dr. Sean Ferrell (resident) are amazing and compassionate. They really devoted to evidence based medicine- which is using empirically based treatment, clinical experience, and clients input in making the treatment. Most physicians forget to include the clients preferences into treatment planning. The treatment plan we created has kept me from being readmitted and the medicine we choose has been a life-changer. Dr. Dan Inouye (resident), on the other hand, is probably the worst physician i have ever interacted with. He has poor communication skills which hinders developing rapport with him. When we first met Dr. Dan Inouye did not ask me how i was doing, assess my current mental status, or ask what symptoms i was experiencing. Instead, he jumped to a diagnosis. He was curt, condescending and lacked tact. While Dr. Dan Inouye may be very knowledgeable about psychopathology, he does not have the appropriate social communication and empathy skills to work effectively with individuals with a psychiatric disorder. I truly hope you are fortunate enough to never have him as a doctor.

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Sharon Appelbaum

this place is evil. spent 101 days there locked in the end of a hallway with literrally nothing but scrubs and my own mind to rot. nobody talked to me nobody was allowed. forced drugs on me every morning and never told me when id leave. sometimes they would forget food for me...most times that is...could not take a shower without people watching me . couldnt walk anywhere without people holding my arms, stressed me almost to a stroke i was 16 with no health issues so tell me how id have a bp of 174/156. there evil over there. no matress to sleep in had to sleep on the damn floor. sick old scrooge dr told me on my last day "you cant do it" well he can eat my success...not taking anything he had 6 people needle into my ass by force. almost done with my AA degree, got a great job, a cat a dog a car f-the trauma and neglect this placed caused me. i still sit in that god forsaken room losing my mind every time i sleep. you cant leave someone in a room 24 hrs a day no light of day no day to leave. every day without a day to leave......even max security jails dont do that to humans.

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Ryan McGauley

Ive (as unfortunate as it is, but we all have to get to that place) been to UNI three times. The staff are very kind and attentive. I was horribly scared the first time I walked through the doors and with the help of the nursing staff and doctors I was able to overcome me fear and strangely it was a rather comfortable process (as opposed to the "just lock yourself in a basement for a month and deal with it!, approach."). Yes, detox is not fun and depending on your situation it CAN be very hard / painful but UNI can get you through it and it is 100% worth your time and money. The accommodations are appropriate as we arent the "Kardashians" and most of us dont live in Hollywood. Honestly I was given the choice and the 2nd and 3rd time I picked UNI over some posh ritzy place in California. I cant say enough positive things about my experience with UNI and hope that you consider them on your journey through sobriety!

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