The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD NeuroPsychiatric Center — Local services in Houston

Douglas Brown was admitted for three weeks by a court order for attempted suicide and prescription drug addictions and numerous mental health conditions, suggest schizophrenia and borderline personality disorder among others. His fiancé has medical power of attorney because when he was in his right mind, he knew that he did not think logically when he goes into his psychotic states However, when he was admitted this time, he was receiving brain shocks and monitoring his drug use and was inpatient his fiancé was supposed to have medical power of attorney for when he is mentally impaired, and or cannot make his own decisions however, the staff blocked his my chart information and refused to release information to fiancé, even though she was power of attorney when he’s in a bad situation They said that it was his decision however, he should not be allowed to make such a decision if they are claiming that he needs to be retained by a court order and is mentally unstable now there is no telling what they are doing to him or with him and there’s no one to honor that situation that is of sound mind if a patient is hospitalized by court order and is not of sound mind according to the medical team, the significant other, who has power of attorney should be at the very least kept informed of their progress not knowing put a great deal of stress in our home situation and financial situation And every situation that Douglas abandoned by his inpatient stay so at the very least knowing what was going on would’ve been helpful instead of adding to the stress The whole purpose of a power of attorney is so that when the person is in this type of state, the significant other, who has a logical and sound mind can be aware of what’s going on and make decisions...

I checked myself in because I was a nervous wreck & had a bad sleeping disorder & was dealing with depression, anxiety and stress. Well learned my lesson to never go back. The nurse ot should I say rude lady that took me upstairs had a nasty attitude when we got to the psych ward department I was asked to sit down & I informed them that I couldn’t sit down the rude lady that took me up there then said in a firm aggressive voice you need to do as your being told. The nurse that asked me to sit down ignored her and had me sign myself in then shared her opinion about what the rude nurse had said. Now idk how I managed be w/o my phone, eat the food they gave us & deal with all the cray crays that were in there. We took our meds & played uno everyday and all throughout the day. It was our pass time & all we had to do other than sit on the couch with no blanket to watch tv. There was this one chick there that would ask me to play uno yet she played it different and had a funky attitude & would snap at me when she felt like it. The only person that was sweet up there was the Asian nurse. We had to shampoo and wash our body with some cheap shampoo from the hospital with cold water & had to clean up all the water off the floor so no one would fall. Then you have to share a room with 3 other ppl that funky attitudes. It was hell!! If your willing to deal with all the cons then feel free to go there otherwise I wouldn’t...

Your only options were to either take the medication or be admitted to the hospital. No one was there to offer comfort or let you explain what’s happening. As a parent to a 3-year-old, admission wasn’t an option for me, so I opted for the medication, which I had to pick up myself, “because I have insurance” When I arrived at the pharmacy, they informed me that the doctor hadn’t included the necessary DEA or NPI numbers, so they couldn’t fill the prescription. I called NPC hospital, and they said they were going to send the information to the pharmacy, but it closed at 6 p.m. I asked if they could change it to a 24-hour CVS, but they said they couldn’t, as the doctor had already left for the day. They suggested I ask CVS to make the switch. I did as they advised, only to be told that NPC hospital still hadn’t sent over the needed details. When I called NPC again, they told me if I couldn’t wait until morning, I’d have to return and go through the entire intake process again, even though I had been there from 6 a.m. until noon. They expected me to restart everything! It felt like my only options were to go through that again or stay awake for 96 hours because I’d already been up due to stress and anxiety...