Psychiatric hospitals face staff and bed shortages as Americans wait for care

American psychiatric hospitals are facing staffing and bed shortages across the country as many people wait for care. NBC News' Aaron Gilchrist reports.
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[@charlesfranklinhall]

My friend in Michigan was put on a WAIT list to see a psychiatrist for 6 MONTHS! YES, 6 MONTHS! I live in Massachusetts and State law here is you HAVE to be seen within 2 weeks! I had a therapist and a psychiatrist within a MONTH when I moved here in 2010!

[@CyberLord5G]

Need more psychiatric emergency departments. NY has CPEP

[@ZOIZENWRITER]

and people think it's the gun?

[@davidellis5141]

Chaos & Disorder Are The New Order.

[@shortfilmtrending]

American -hospital system- is pretty different from other countries...

[@bennitori4]

That's straight up poetic.

[@Relentless_Venture]

Those sneaky doctors what are they up too now????

[@Jenniferlvn]

Health Insurance among other problems is another issue contributing to this problem. So sad, my heart goes out to anyone facing these challenges.

[@Pokemonfan_]

Sounds sweet anyone who loves Pixar is alright in my book I like it 😢

[@watcher_7_]

This is why I'm just saying to myselfs you can get thru this but I don't know how much longer it will work

[@USGovIsDistributingCSAM]

They stalking and hacking you too? Posting stuff like in my name?

[@USGovIsDistributingCSAM]

Political abu53 of psychiatry.

[@TheChapelx]

Local for profit healthcare system decided to get out of the mental health business. In doing so, they planned to close the only local crisis center, multiple rehab offices, the biggest counseling center in the area, the local mental hospital and more. Fortunately, another company bought most of it but because of policy changes, i lost my longtime counselor and psychiatrist

[@vanessagreenlee5618]

I don't care,I'm not going there.

[@DvdFrlng]

Well, there needs to be more mental health workers - properly trained and equipped with appropiate staff. An emergency room isn't staffed to deal with the mentally ill so well, except with the extremely violent patients and usually by restraint followed by psychiatric hospitalization. Immediate because, when things go wrong usually the situation rapidly deteriorates. Take it from me "Dr. Betty", I've got plenty of Thorazine you're welcome to.

[@punapeter]

Was he on SSRIs? That *GAIN OF FUNCTION* drug is reacting badly with people. Their going nuts. We have TONS of extra therapists here. The first Masters Program in the University here was in Psychiatry.

[@stroker413]

Nbc fill us in on hunter and joe lets hear the top news oh wait you cant report on ur controlers

[@Roevember.Joevember]

Why don't you fill us in ?