Re: ANyone familiar with NYSPI for treatment of OCD

[Guest guest]

It wasn't an inpatient treatment facility . It was for therapy only. IT's

a large NYS funded facility and I really wanted to know if anyone had

experience with any research or treatment for OCD there with their children. As

I mentioned, the psychologist was very indifferent about caring for OCD.

Especially hoarding as it is sensitive and needs to be treated at a young

age. Her attitude was one of such indifference when my daughter really needs

help for hoarding garbage.

lisa

In a message dated 6/24/2010 11:13:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

graceyscustomwear@... writes:

How old is ur daughter? my son has ocd, adhd, and autism. He is ocd on

money of all things, he counts his change several times aday and talks about

it alll the time. He will ask anyone how much money they have and can i have

it or when he sees money - like some one taking some out of their wallet

he freaks... he is 9yrs. I cant imagine having to make a desision on putting

him in a treatment center, we are not that bad. Good luck with it all

sorry im no help. lol I live in kansas., christy

________________________________

From: MonaY <_mgy23@..._ (mailto:mgy23@...) >

To: _ _

(mailto: )

Sent: Thu, June 24, 2010 9:59:44 PM

Subject: ANyone familiar with NYSPI for treatment of OCD

I am wondering if anyone's child has been treated at New YOrk State

Psychiatic Institute for OCD issues. My daughter had been going there for a few

months and I was so very disappointed at the quality of child psychology

there. I felt the psychologist assigned to her had no passion or interest in

treating my 10 year old who hoards garbage. The psychologist could well have

been a junior high school guidance counselor rather than someone qualified

to treat OCD/hoarding issues for all the advice she gave me, such as "

mom, you are the mother, you make the decisions " , WHy do you need a phd in

psychology to dish that out? They were very cold, and I felt that we were

treated like laboratory mice rather than human beings. The psychologist would

not respond when I said that perhaps she needed to actuallly tell my

daughter more about herself and break the ice to begin to form a trusting

relationship. It was as though I speaking to inhuman machines. ANyone else

know this institute? I would not recommend for children with ocd issues at

all. They basically said my daughter wouldn't open up because seh had

another therapist she sees who is an MSW, who does no type of CBT work at all.

TO make it my daughter's fault rather than a LACK of sincere passionate

interest on their part is just bad.

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Guest guest]

How old is ur daughter? my son has ocd, adhd, and autism. He is ocd on money of

all things, he counts his change several times aday and talks about it alll the

time. He will ask anyone how much money they have and can i have it or when he

sees money - like some one taking some out of their wallet he freaks... he is

9yrs. I cant imagine having to make a desision on putting him in a treatment

center, we are not that bad. Good luck with it all sorry im no help. lol I

live in kansas.,  christy

 

________________________________

To:

Sent: Thu, June 24, 2010 9:59:44 PM

Subject: ANyone familiar with NYSPI for treatment of OCD

 

I am wondering if anyone's child has been treated at New YOrk State Psychiatic

Institute for OCD issues. My daughter had been going there for a few months and

I was so very disappointed at the quality of child psychology there. I felt the

psychologist assigned to her had no passion or interest in treating my 10 year

old who hoards garbage. The psychologist could well have been a junior high

school guidance counselor rather than someone qualified to treat OCD/hoarding

issues for all the advice she gave me, such as " mom, you are the mother, you

make the decisions " , WHy do you need a phd in psychology to dish that out? They

were very cold, and I felt that we were treated like laboratory mice rather than

human beings. The psychologist would not respond when I said that perhaps she

needed to actuallly tell my daughter more about herself and break the ice to

begin to form a trusting relationship. It was as though I speaking to inhuman

machines. ANyone else

know this institute? I would not recommend for children with ocd issues at all.

They basically said my daughter wouldn't open up because seh had another

therapist she sees who is an MSW, who does no type of CBT work at all. TO make

it my daughter's fault rather than a LACK of sincere passionate interest on

their part is just bad.

[Guest guest]

oh i see. we have a pretty good center here and they h ave someone come once a

week and visit with my son and take him aside , to the park, or outside on the

porch and play board games with him and talk about what is up for the week.

Its nice,.

 

________________________________

To:

Sent: Thu, June 24, 2010 10:36:49 PM

Subject: Re: ANyone familiar with NYSPI for treatment of OCD

 

It wasn't an inpatient treatment facility . It was for therapy only. IT's

a large NYS funded facility and I really wanted to know if anyone had

experience with any research or treatment for OCD there with their children. As

I mentioned, the psychologist was very indifferent about caring for OCD.

Especially hoarding as it is sensitive and needs to be treated at a young

age. Her attitude was one of such indifference when my daughter really needs

help for hoarding garbage.

lisa

In a message dated 6/24/2010 11:13:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

graceyscustomwear@... writes:

How old is ur daughter? my son has ocd, adhd, and autism. He is ocd on

money of all things, he counts his change several times aday and talks about

it alll the time. He will ask anyone how much money they have and can i have

it or when he sees money - like some one taking some out of their wallet

he freaks... he is 9yrs. I cant imagine having to make a desision on putting

him in a treatment center, we are not that bad. Good luck with it all

sorry im no help. lol I live in kansas., christy

________________________________

From: MonaY <_mgy23@..._ (mailto:mgy23@...) >

To: _ _

(mailto: )

Sent: Thu, June 24, 2010 9:59:44 PM

Subject: ANyone familiar with NYSPI for treatment of OCD

I am wondering if anyone's child has been treated at New YOrk State

Psychiatic Institute for OCD issues. My daughter had been going there for a few

months and I was so very disappointed at the quality of child psychology

there. I felt the psychologist assigned to her had no passion or interest in

treating my 10 year old who hoards garbage. The psychologist could well have

been a junior high school guidance counselor rather than someone qualified

to treat OCD/hoarding issues for all the advice she gave me, such as "

mom, you are the mother, you make the decisions " , WHy do you need a phd in

psychology to dish that out? They were very cold, and I felt that we were

treated like laboratory mice rather than human beings. The psychologist would

not respond when I said that perhaps she needed to actuallly tell my

daughter more about herself and break the ice to begin to form a trusting

relationship. It was as though I speaking to inhuman machines. ANyone else

know this institute? I would not recommend for children with ocd issues at

all. They basically said my daughter wouldn't open up because seh had

another therapist she sees who is an MSW, who does no type of CBT work at all.

TO make it my daughter's fault rather than a LACK of sincere passionate

interest on their part is just bad.

[Guest guest]

I don't have experience with them as we live in the DC area, but you need to

trust your gut. It doesn't sound like this person has much experience with OCD

or hoarding. We took our dd to see Dr. Rapoport for the initial diagnosis. She

is a highly regarded expert, who wrote The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing, back

in the mid to late 1980s. I had high hopes for her. Our dd was 8.5 at the

time, did not think she had a problem, and was not cooperative or communicative.

Dr. R. basically said your dd doesn't want to cooperate and is behaving badly,

there isn't much I can do with her. She just didn't want to be bothered! I was

angry and very very disappointed. I thought, you are the expert, can't you at

least try to connect with her. We have found better help since.

Randy Frost and Gail Steketee are experts on hoarding. Check your local library

or Amazon for their books. Don't know if they have treatment recommendations

for children, but it might be a place to start.

Hang in there and best wishes.

(mom w/OCD, 10 yo dd/ OCD)

>

> Subject: Re: ANyone familiar with NYSPI for treatment of OCD

> To:

> Date: Thursday, June 24, 2010, 11:36 PM

> It wasn't an inpatient treatment

> facility . It was for therapy  only. IT's 

> a large NYS funded facility and I really wanted to know

> if  anyone had

> experience with any research or treatment for OCD there

> with their  children. As

> I mentioned, the  psychologist was very

> indifferent  about caring for OCD.

> Especially hoarding as it is sensitive and needs to

> be  treated at a young

> age. Her attitude was one of such indifference when

> my  daughter really needs

> help for hoarding garbage.

> lisa

>

>

> In a message dated 6/24/2010 11:13:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight

> Time, 

> graceyscustomwear@...

> writes:

>

>

>

>

> How old is ur daughter? my son has ocd, adhd, and autism.

> He is ocd on 

> money of all things, he counts his change several times

> aday and talks  about

> it alll the time. He will ask anyone how much money they

> have and  can i have

> it or when he sees money - like some one taking some out

> of  their wallet

> he freaks... he is 9yrs. I cant imagine having to

> make  a desision on putting

> him in a treatment center, we are not that bad.  Good

> luck with it all

> sorry im no help. lol I live in

> kansas.,   christy

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: MonaY  <_mgy23@..._

> (mailto:mgy23@...) >

> To: _ _

>

> (mailto: )

>

> Sent:  Thu, June 24, 2010 9:59:44 PM

> Subject: ANyone familiar  with NYSPI

> for treatment of OCD

>

>

> I am wondering if anyone's  child has been treated at

> New YOrk State

> Psychiatic Institute for OCD issues.  My daughter had

> been going there for a few

> months and I was so very  disappointed at the quality

> of child psychology

> there. I felt the psychologist  assigned to her had no

> passion or interest in

> treating my 10 year old who  hoards garbage. The

> psychologist could well have

> been a junior high school  guidance counselor rather

> than someone qualified

> to treat OCD/hoarding issues  for all the advice she

> gave me, such as "

> mom, you are the mother, you make  the decisions " , WHy

> do you need a phd in

> psychology to dish that out? They  were very cold, and

> I felt that we were

> treated like laboratory mice rather  than human

> beings. The psychologist would

> not respond when I said that perhaps  she needed to

> actuallly tell my

> daughter more about herself and break the ice  to

> begin to form a trusting

> relationship. It was as though I speaking to  inhuman

> machines. ANyone else

> know this institute? I would not recommend  for

> children with ocd issues at

> all. They basically said my daughter wouldn't  open up

> because seh had

> another therapist she sees who is an MSW, who does no 

> type of CBT work at all.

> TO make it my daughter's fault rather than a LACK of 

> sincere passionate

> interest on their part is just  bad.

>

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been 

> removed]

>

>

>

>

>

>