RYL Forums - View Single Post - Differences in psych hospitals between U.S., UK, etc.???

sherlock holmes · 28-01-2009, 10:53 PM

I've never seen a computer in any of the psychiatric hospitals I've been in (well they did have computers in the OT department but as far as I knew you werent allowed to use the internet) but I've always used my phone to go online and post to my livejournal and stuff.

In most hospitals in the UK you are allowed things like phones, ipods etc but obviously if you were suicidal they would take things away from you.

And if you are sectioned on a secure ward you are limited to what you can have.

28-01-2009, 10:53 PM	#2
sherlock holmes do you like my potato? Join Date: Mar 2004	I've never seen a computer in any of the psychiatric hospitals I've been in (well they did have computers in the OT department but as far as I knew you werent allowed to use the internet) but I've always used my phone to go online and post to my livejournal and stuff. In most hospitals in the UK you are allowed things like phones, ipods etc but obviously if you were suicidal they would take things away from you. And if you are sectioned on a secure ward you are limited to what you can have.
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