Stop placing complex chronic illness patients on psych holds.

If you don’t know how to treat someone, say so. Don’t tell them it’s all in their head.

Placing patients in the psych ward breaks their trust, sets back their baseline and sends a clear message that they’re not safe in your care.

Medical trauma is real. It maims and kills. Respect our expertise in our bodies. Listen to us and let us be partners in our care.

https://time.com/7206080/long-covid-psychiatric-wards/

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