Should You Have a Psychiatric Advance Directive?

Crisis Plan Worksheet from Mental Health America (Crisis Planning Worksheet_0.pdf (mhanational.org)

Hospitalizations for mental health can be helpful, but for some people they can create traumatic memories, and distrust of doctors, especially if the facility is less than ideal. My own personal experiences with hospitalization have shown that facilities can vary greatly, and that advocating for yourself in advance is important to the type of experience you may have. As an adolescent, I entered a local…