Who goes to a psych ward?

Question

Is is just depressed people, or is is also people with like other disorders? What kind of problems do the people who go have?

Answer 1

All kinds of things--schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, adjustment disorder, PTSD, etc. Maybe the person has been treated for mental illness for many years and stopped taking their medication--the police were called because the property is getting run down or the person is creating a public nuisance. Some are staying in a boarding home or nursing home and the staff can longer handle their behavior. Other people are voluntarily admitted. Some people have a mental illness that's related to a physical illness like AIDS, head injury, etc. Some are temporarily high on drugs and will be transferred to a drug detox unit. Some are not mentally ill at all but the hospital has to take them because they are court ordered. Sometimes a guy goes to jail and is waiting for a trial and he starts acting crazy or attempts suicide; then the court orders him to go to a mental hospital for evaluation. Maybe he isn't mentally ill at all; he might be faking it.

Answer 2

It's mostly people with Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Depression, ADHD, etc. They go to a psyche ward when they lose touch with reality and can no longer function in the real world. In the hospital the doctor usually adjusts their medication and observes their behavior, hoping for an improvement, at which time they can go home.

Bipolar people have manic episodes whereby they jump up and down, scream and cry, talk nonstop, don't sleep for several days, etc.

Schizophrenic people see things and hear voices.

Depressed people sleep most of the time and keep to themselves.

ADHD people live up and down like a roller coaster and can't focus on anything more than a few seconds. They can be crude, selfish, rude, angry and just plain crazy.

Hope that helps. Good Luck!

Answer 3

It's other people as well. You go to a psychiatric ward for a few reasons - one is when you can no longer cope with reality, another is when you're a danger to yourself or to others - someone with a few suicide attempts would be a candidate for a psychiatric ward, as would a schizophrenic who's been having severe hallucinations and are having a breakdown.

For example... let's use a teenage girl, living in a rural area with limited resources, with severe depression, as an example. The depression on its own could be treated with an anti-depressant, but she also has psychotic features (note - DIFFERENT to psychopathic, psychosis involves hallucinations and delusions), self-mutilates, has attempted suicide and has an eating disorder. Currently, she's unable to cope with the demands of her parents who brush off her psychiatric problems because they don't want their daughter to be anything but normal. This girl would be a prime candidate for a psychiatric ward.

Answer 4

Anyone who is having problems that may be a danger to himself or others. All ages, all races, all genders. I was in a hospital once with a 66 year old lady and I was only 22.

Most are Bipolar or Schizophrenic or depressed. Some are going through detox.
There are usually different wards, so the "dangerous" types are in a different area.

Its like a normal hospital, but the doors are locked and there are no sharp objects. Also you have therapy sessions and things like that.

Answer 5

Pretty much any disorder that keeps a person from functioning. I've been to several (I get severe depression) and usually there aren't a whole lot of people there for depression. Anger control issues, paranoia, and delusions are much more common.

Answer 6

People with a variety of psychiatric conditions may be hospitalized at some point. Conditions range from schizophrenia to depression to eating disorders (and all points between).

Answer 7

depressed people are not the only ones in the psych wards. they have all types of mental problems are in them

Answer 8

anyone can go to a psych ward. i was in them for 5 years of my life. mine was for cutting, eating disorders, anger problems, trying to kill myself, drug use, deperssion and guilt over my abuse.

Answer 9

Anyone with a psychiatric disorder that is consider a danger to his/herself or to others or is gravely disabled.