Duke Behavioral Health North Durham — Attraction in Durham

I was admitted here by the HEART team after a failed sucide attempt, I was at my lowest. Not to mention I was currently homeless. They treated me like I was a drug addict looking for a place to crash. They seemed surprised when I told them I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder / anxiety.. and kept asking “ what do you think we can do for you” I wanted to pull out my medical records on my phone and show them soo bad.

Not to mention it took 3 nurses to draw my blood!! I’m a medical assistant and I could do it in 1 blood draw… I wanted to leave ASAP of course because I no longer had those feelings.. one of the doctors even said “ I don’t think we should admit you for just depression” when this is the main reason people kill themselves. I was able to pull myself together and find housing, and I’m now able to afford my medication..

I am grateful for the one black male Nurse who treated me like a person, made sure I ate, and even tried to get...

I voluntarily went to the psych ward in June 2020 - I was willing to stay 1 week. When I said that I could no longer tolerate the level of medication they were giving me (600 mg lithium 2x daily giving me constant shaking and nausea) and asked to leave I was told that if I formally asked to leave it would turn into involuntary stay and go on my record. I stayed for 3 weeks non consensually. At the time Covid was a concern and we were not allowed to go outside, not given anything besides sodoku or crosswords. Even requests for puzzles were denied as then they would need to be thrown out afterwards. There is no comfort here as they don’t listen to you. You need to lie to get out. I have medical trauma over this experience and will never willingly go to a...

My mother was admitted to inpatient care here and they basically saved her life. The entire staff from the Dr's to the social workers were all incredible. Even the security guards were wonderful. I brought my mother here from out of state when her hometown failed to help her. It was basically a life or death situation. After about 3 or 4 weeks my mom was well enough to come home. I cant thank the entire staff enough for their kindness and their willingness to get my mom better. If you or a loved one is in need of inpatient psychiatric care, this is the place you want them to be. Signed a truly...