After 3 years of extreme stress, my relative visited their GP for help with anxiety and anger management. In a 15 minute consult, they were prescribed Sertraline 50mg initially, then on the follow-up visit was given 100mg. What happened to them in the following 6 months was a nightmare to friends and family. They became manic! So I sought help from another facility. It was very apparent to them that my relative had an underlying problem that was exacerbated by the Sertraline.
They then referred my relative to the Bunbury APU for immediate treatment. My relative was admitted as an involuntary patient for a ridiculous period of 72 hours then discharged without treatment. My relative's time spent in this unit was terrifying to them, so when they got progressively worse, my relative flatly refused to return! I believe as a result they have now absconded and is living on the streets in a swag. My relative has lost their job, their home and their family are fighting an exhausting, and apparently losing battle to have them given the care they so desperately need.
This is a beautiful human being with 3 little children that cry every night wondering if their parent is going to ever come home. You can't imagine how the system can fail so someone so badly.
Please know that the other facility has been highly empathic and caring, whilst I feel the staff at the Bunbury APU need to be held accountable for what I believe is their lack of insight into the mental health conditions of the patients who put their life in their hands.
"My relative seeking help"
About: Bunbury Mental Health / Bunbury Acute Psychiatric Unit (APU) Bunbury Mental Health Bunbury Acute Psychiatric Unit (APU) Bunbury 6230
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