The mental health outpatient program I did was incredible. If I could give them zero stars I would because in 2020 when I attended they didn t offer financial aid, during a worldwide pandemic when I was out of a job and at Lindner due to mental health issues exasperated by lockdown. They re never getting their money from me. Unbelievable
Good luck with resolving refill issues by phone. A few years ago it took a few minutes to talk to a live person and get it resolved. Over the years that has turned into a couple of hours, then by the end of the day, and now 24+ hours. According to the outgoing message it may be 3 business days! No big deal, how important are mood stabilizers really? If not to staff properly where is all the money going I wonder..
I stayed here a little over two years ago and it was truely a fantastic place. Extremely comfortable and supportive environment and the staff are all extremely helpful and knowledgeable. Would recommend for anyone struggling.
This is the best hospital in the area for mental health! They really helped me address my problems and I saw so many patients get better with me while I was getting treated. The staff are amazing and super kind. The group therapies were useful and I learned a lot of coping skills. The negative reviews are very misleading - I did see patients that refused to accept they have a problem, and yes to them it felt like jail because they didn't believe they needed help. I definitely did not feel like it was jail! With off-wing privileges I got to exercise in their gym or go outside in the courtyard. Even on wing, they have two patios - one fully open and one enclosed - to get fresh air. I highly recommend this place to anyone struggling with mental health.
The PHP program at Linder taught me so many new ways to cope with my diagnosis and what to do when I m in crisis. Everyone was so kind and respectful and this experience helped me a lot to learn more of how to deal with what I m going through. I definitely recommend this program!!
Staff were amazingly helpful, the private rooms definitely helped too. Always offering any help they can and trying to understand. Clean environment. Beautiful plants outside and places to get air, and great groups. Definitely recommend if you need it. I'm now home and safe, and working toward getting better.
Had a wonderful experience here. I feel the healthiest I ve been in a long while. The food was/is great.. the staff are great as well.
My complaint is specifically with a Doctor, Dr. Pettibone, more so than with the facility. The facility is good, but Dr. Pettibone should absolutely not be working in a mental health hospital. He was highly insensitive.
After speaking with me for not even five minutes, Dr. Pettibone gave me a long list of diagnoses and when I asked him to explain to me/ what made him think that His response:
I d tell you, but I feel like you re just going to disagree and I M the professional.
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I d like to remind everybody who is seeking Mental Health treatment that the doctors should be working for you and you can always get a second (or more) opinion. Some doctors should not be in practice and only cause more harm than good to an individual.
A few other patients in there with me agreed that he should not be in practice. I asked to be assigned a different doctor and nope. I asked if anyone of color worked there and nope. The situation is even worse when you re in inpatient and the decision on when you re released is up to a man like this. It wasn t a healing experience, it only added to the trauma.
Overall, a highly unpleasant experience for me.
Dr. Pettiboner was by far the worst I ve ever worked with/ met.
Lindner Center staff members are unceasingly kind. The care they provide is excellent- based on research, innovative, and compassionate. I truly can t recommend Lindner Center enough. If you are concerned about your mental health or that of an adult you love, call Lindner s intake and they will help you determine the level and location of care that will support the wellbeing of the care seeker. Lindner is truly a treasure in our community.
I ve been to the Linder Center twice, once for inpatient, once for outpatient. For inpatient, you get your own room. My main issue was that since there s quite a few people with you, you don t get to talk a lot with the specialists there. The majority of time is spent with the other patients, making it more like a daycare than a rehabilitation facility. I also didn t get to use their gym until my fifth and final day there because the doctors wouldn t sign off that I could use it, although I asked on my second day. The nurses were pretty nice though.
Outpatient is pretty much a daycare too but with two hours of working on homework. There was more work on improving your mental health though and there were dogs that came in on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Overall my experience was better than average, but it feels like if you re trying to rehabilitate yourself there should be more time spent on doing so.
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