Erika Cormier

Review of McLean Hosptial

I've stayed twice at McLean, in the STU/Short Term...

I've stayed twice at McLean, in the STU/Short Term Unit. There are several different units like for alcohol or drug detox is the Proctor Unit. McLean is hands down the most professional, modern, organized and therapeutic inpatient psych hospital and definitely meets the high bar set by its national reputation. I have been in several other inpatient programs & McLean was the most comfortable and therapeutic experiences I have ever had in treating my severe depression. The staff are very intelligent, the Doctors are open to everything you say and requests you have while coming up with very specific treatment plans for each patient, it's very individualized. They set up ongoing, long-term treatment for you at time of discharge to ease transitioning home, which is extremely helpful & eases anxiety about leaving. I met wonderful fellow patients, a few that have become life long friends. The daily schedule is entirely focused on wellness, whether giving time to exercise, attending on-campus AA & N/A meetings, Group therapy sessions that are teacher-directed but encourage a safe environment for patients to share their concerns and trust in other patients to be supportive, the groups being a wide range of topics, so it's never boring-there's something for everyone. There is just enough down time to relax, read, talk to other patients, you can have visitors, the cafeteria areas are fully stocked all times of the day, the overall environment is very very comfortable. The staff are always alert and do 15 min checks to ensure patient safety all day & night, every patient is assigned a contact person you can go to with ANY concerns or questions, the nurses are very nice people and helpful, I cannot say enough about how great McLean is for anyone looking to get back on track, and definitely getting well again. Just a tip to anyone looking to get into McLean specifically over another local psych hospital, they have a psych clinician at Winchester Hospital that does evaluations & Admission to McLean, all the time, so if you go to Winchester Hospital and say you need admission for depression, bipolar, social ideation, any psych illness no matter how severe, or for alcohol or drug treatment and detox, you will almost be guaranteed to get into one of McLean's units & it's a fast admission process compared to long wait times of other ER's! I highly recommend McLean Hospital.