Originally Posted by
Kame
... if you're 16 years old and you see someone who is much older in the same psychiatric ward as you, you won't be able to connect and make friendships with the other patients or even more dangerously, be given tips (whether accidentally or not) by older patients.
I agree to a point. I think there probably should be some separation of under 25s. However, a 27 year old woman would have little in common with a 60 year old man (for example) - psych wards in the UK aren't much more than holding places for very ill people. Seeing other patients who are disturbed or potentially violent is frightening for pretty much anyone, regardless of age. Everyone is vulnerable in hospital environments, not just the young.