Re: Four Winds in Katonah, NY

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HI ANGELA, MY DAUGHTER WAS THERE TWICE.THE FIRST TIME

WAS 3 YRS AGO,SHE WAS 15.SHE SPENT MOST OF HER TEN

DAYS IN THE QUIET ROOM-MUCH LIKE A PADDED CELL.IT WAS

A NIGHTMARE.THEY MANAGED TO GET SOME MEDS REGULATED

AND SHE CAME HOME,MUCH MORE STREETSMART !(SHE WAS DX

WITH OCD,TS,BI-POLAR,ODD)THE 2ND TIME WAS A YR

LATER,AT HER OWN REQUEST.IT WENT MUCH BETTER,WITH

COUNSELING AND ANOTHER MED CHANGE.THEN A YR LATER,SHE

WENT TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL IN THE ADULT WING,WHICH WAS

OK.RECENTLY SHE HAS BEEN SPIRALING BACK AND FORTH(HER

OCD IS THE WORSTAND SHE ASKED TO GO BACK TO FOUR

WINDS,OUR DR. SAID NO,SHE IS AN ADULT NOW AND CAN GO

LOCALLY.SOOOOOOOOO-I HAVE TO SAY AT FIRST I BET IT

WILL BE HELL...BUT TRY TO STICK IT OUT.GOOD

LUCK-SUE12771

--- Leonard wrote:

> Does anyone know anything about a hospital called

> Four Winds in Katonah, NY. My 13 year old son with

> OCD was sent here by his psychiatrist and we brought

> him here yesterday. We are staying at a hotel

> nearby. It's located on a beautiful, scenic

> property, doesn't even look like a hospital, so when

> we were checking him in (it took like 4 hours), it

> seemed ok. However, after bringing him to his

> " lodge " , I have a terrible pit in my stomach because

> it appears to be more of a boot camp than a

> " hospital " .

>

> If anyone has any information about this hospital,

> I would appreciate it.

>

> Frantic!

> Leonard

>

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[Guest guest]

I was in Four Winds myself, about 19 years ago, as an adult. It was

okay, but the milieu therapy got to me after a while. The staff seemed

to use it as a free-for-all. I found there to be a general lack of

respect toward patients on the part of the some of the staff members.

That was a long time ago. I don't even know if they use milieu therapy

anymore.

Some of the therapists were nice. Art therapy was fun.

WM