Tag Archives: abuse

Southern Cross Healthcare are a bunch of tosspots

April 18, 2008 – 5:43 pm

Southern Cross Healthcare operate 710 care homes in the UK. They’re keen to trumpet their commitment to eradicating abuse of the elderly. They’re key contributors to this campaign, launched by Action on Elder Abuse.
John Murphy, Chief Operating Officer commented on behalf of Southern Cross Healthcare, ‘Our commitment has been unwavering to protect people and [...]

By zarathustra | Posted in Passing Connection To Work | Also tagged , | Comments (6)

This is shocking, beyond belief..

March 3, 2008 – 4:21 pm

I make no apology for the pun, because quite frankly, this has got to be a joke, right?
Two special education students at the controversial Judge Rotenberg Educational Center in Canton were wrongfully delivered dozens of punishing electrical shocks in August based on a prank phone call from a former student posing as a supervisor, a [...]

By Mr Ian | Posted in Mental Illness, Passing Connection To Work, Stupidness, Treatment | Also tagged , , | Comments (3)

Statistical Abuse?

November 29, 2007 – 6:55 pm

It’s a good thing we keep so many mentally ill in hospital - just think how high the Mind report for community abuse figures would be if we didn’t?
(That was sarcasm, just in case you missed it)
I’m not against the sentiments of the Mind report, I consider many people with mental illness to have [...]

By Mr Ian | Posted in Mental Illness, Vague Link To Mental Health | Also tagged | Comments (1)

Community abuse

November 29, 2007 – 7:55 am

Grim news from the latest MIND survey: -
Most people with mental health problems are routinely subjected to physical and sexual abuse or theft by their neighbours, a new study indicates.
Nearly three quarters of those suffering from conditions such as depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia have been victimised in the community at least once in [...]

By beakie | Posted in Passing Connection To Work | Also tagged , | Comments (7)

When therapists go bad

October 21, 2007 – 7:03 am

A big payout is on its way to Katrina Fairlie from NHS Tayside after therapy she was offered led to her accusing her father of rape: -
Katrina was undergoing recovered memory therapy in a psychiatric hospital in Perth when she made a series of allegations of sexual abuse by her father, former SNP deputy leader [...]

By beakie | Posted in Passing Connection To Work | Also tagged , | Comments (14)

So - the single sex ward thing

August 21, 2007 – 7:07 pm

MIND survey 2002
In Mind’s survey of local groups representing people with mental health problems:

55 per cent of respondents voiced concerns about the level of discomfort and intimidation experienced by women – and in some cases men – on mixed sex wards
18 per cent of respondents reported serious abuse or assault, and there were 3 [...]

By beakie | Posted in Passing Connection To Work | Also tagged , , | Comments (21)

Mental Illness: One

July 4, 2007 – 9:37 pm

Thought I would finally wade into the fray. Not sure yet if I am going to make this a comment or a post.
The following is not a professional statement nor should be taken as any kind of representative view of mental health staff in general. In fact as I am going to be writing it [...]

By Mental Nurse | Posted in Mental Illness | Also tagged | Comments (9)

Abuse: Society, The System and Sanity.

June 30, 2007 – 10:13 pm

It seems to me the “Mental Health System” fails to recognise that the principal diagnosis of 50% plus of its patients should in fact be the consequent phychologically sane response to damage from one form or another of child abuse. Victims of abuse normally spend seventeen years in the system before they are correctly diagnosed [...]

By The Irreverent Buddhist | Posted in Mental Illness | Also tagged | Comments (65)