http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/06/psychiatric-patient-is-strip-searched.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/06/psychiatric-patient-is-strip-searched.html#comment-63868 Anonymous Wed, 07 Jun 2006 21:37:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/06/a-psychiatric-patient-is-strip-searched-sues-hospital.html#comment-63868 Well, one thing is for sure it will certainly decrease the number of women who disclose severe depression to their physician at Beth Israel. Aren't there any female staff in the psych dept at that hospital? If someone is depressed because of sexual abuse (and who wouldn't be) does it make a whole lot of sense to get five men to strip search her so they can help her with her depression? Well, one thing is for sure it will certainly decrease the number of women who disclose severe depression to their physician at Beth Israel. Aren’t there any female staff in the psych dept at that hospital? If someone is depressed because of sexual abuse (and who wouldn’t be) does it make a whole lot of sense to get five men to strip search her so they can help her with her depression?

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/06/psychiatric-patient-is-strip-searched.html#comment-63845 Aggravated DocSurg Tue, 06 Jun 2006 15:56:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/06/a-psychiatric-patient-is-strip-searched-sues-hospital.html#comment-63845 This is a necessary process, as psychiatric patients may be at risk for harming themselves --- and the staff --- with hidden weapons. I know this from personal experience, but the patient fortunately suffered minimal injury and the staff was unharmed. As embarrassing as it may have been for this physician, it is a good policy. This is a necessary process, as psychiatric patients may be at risk for harming themselves — and the staff — with hidden weapons. I know this from personal experience, but the patient fortunately suffered minimal injury and the staff was unharmed. As embarrassing as it may have been for this physician, it is a good policy.

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