The Patients We Fear: Life in a Forensic Psychiatric Hospital | ENDEVR Documentary

I would love an update on Michael Stewart

I worked chronic units and foresenic units at a Californian State Hospital for 14 yrs and then moved on the California Department of Corrections Rehabilitation which I traveled to Ca Prisons for 6 yrs. Now I'm doing adolescents. With all the years and all the experience I have in psych I always say it can be explained but never really understood. I really have a bleeding heart and empathize with individuals suffering from MI. It's so complicated especially Borderlines. They extremely can be challenging.

Suggested soundtrack: "mighty in sorrow" by current 93

Surprising to see the male staff wearing ties, seems dangerous.

Great documentary, but was ruined by SO many ads!!

That beautiful video Michael's mom June made was 3 days before 9/11. They didn't know the world was about to change.

Around 20 minutes what does the lady say carole did when the worker tried to leave?

Retired RN here. One of my nursing jobs was in MH for about 15 years. From an acute care hospital on a locked unit to a MH unit in the prison system. I fell into it by accident and fell in love. It is the MOST heartbreaking illness a person can get.

I live in the US and I noticed this was filmed in Canada. I wish we had better services here. We need better in-patient, long term care, and better community follow up. The funds are just not there and rarely does the patient have the funds. Unless there is a wealthy family member. By the time they are in the system there is no health insurance or finances for them. With all the State Psychiatric Hospital closures they are now the majority of our homeless or in the prison system. The system is really broken here

The tears fell through this documentary, bringing back so many memories. The good, the bad and the ugly. It’s all there. But the most rewarding thing I have ever been a part of is to watch a floridly psychotic person, living in a hellish world made by their illness, become stable and then with good follow up care, live in the community, a productive and happy life. As a society we need to do better for this disease. It is our obligation to help those that truly cannot help themselves without intervention. They get passed by. It’s truly the most heartbreaking and shouldn’t be.

a very touching video when it comes to seeing the suffering of families knowing their loved ones are gone to a dark place. may their lives get better somehow.

Sadly, there are 100's of thousands WALKING around in this country that belong in these hospitals. Sad sate of of society!

I’m rooting for Mike. 💜

As a diagnosed SchizoAffective I approve of this film. I had to take 2 pauses while watching because I just needed to step away, I even started cleaning my shower 😆 I finally came back to finish. I've been hospitalized 3x and I understood Justine well about being out of hospital and on your own.. you have your freedom, but where are your people whom you have come accustomed to. Where is the routine. It is nice once out, but can be brutally lonely too. 💚

As the relative of a violent person with schizophrenia, the aim should not be to put them back into society. Humane treatment yes. Care in the community ( neglect in the community in reality), no.

Bad drugs

Fixation is the “word” that escalates people to no return. I do not understand how people don’t get tired of it. Repeat, and repeat again.

Michael is a very tortured young man and beats himself up every day. He is extremely well spoken, although tentative in sharing his story and his pain. The acceptance and love his family give him is phenomenal and he truly appreciates it. I hope the day comes when he can be released, regardless of his father’s comment, but he has a lot of baggage at this time. I’m glad doctors see the potential in Michael because they are his support system.

My sister is 43 and has borderline personality disorder. She self harms, drug use, and yet very smart. She could sell you water front property in the desert. She lied and faked having cancer to get drugs and money. She stole a doctors prescription pad. Recently she stole over $35,000 from my parents and drugged my mom. Yet she can charm you and you can fall for her lies. She needs to be put away. That will never happened. She was just arrested for 2 counts elder abuse, felony larceny and felony conspiracy. This was against my parents who are in their 80’s. When arrested she faked seizures to get out of jail. She has tormented our family for years.

Carol needs help for the rest of her life she's not even close to there

One of the best documentaries I’ve ever seen! So incredibly sad

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So uplifting

The insane are forgiven 🙏.. This is the written word of God Almighty ❤