I set up the poll to be time-limited, so we would have a tangible result. However, your ideas and observations are not only welcome, they are necessary! Please feel free to keep the comments coming, and if you have any ideas for future polls, please let me know.
And now, the results:
PROBLEM AREAS OF MOST CONCERN AT PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS:
(Total of 37 people voting)
1.) Staff attitudes, 81% (30 votes)
2.) Boredom/dreary atmosphere, 70% (26 votes)
3.) No access to fresh air, 62% (23 votes)
4.) [Five-way tie for #4] Poor physical environment, 54% (20 votes)
4.) Miscommunication, 54% (20 votes)
4.) Overmedication, 54% (20 votes)
4.) Over-reliance on medication, 54% (20 votes)
4.) Forced treatment, 54% (20 votes)
5.) [Two-way tie for #5] Communication with outside, 45% (17 votes)
5.) Lack of discharge/aftercare plan, 45% (17 votes)
6.) Understaffing, 43% (16 votes)
7.) [Two-way tie for #7] Restraint/seclusion, 40% (15 votes)
7.) Misdiagnosis/medication errors, 40% (15 votes)
8.) Staff inexperienced, 32% (12 votes)
