Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > The Ridge Creek School / Hidden Lake Academy
Did You Receive a Psychiatric Evaluation at HLA?
Troll Control:
Still no takers? Has ANYBODY received a psych eval from HLA? Anybody?
HLA Truth:
--- Quote ---On 2006-02-07 05:58:00, Dysfunction Junction wrote:
"Still no takers? Has ANYBODY received a psych eval from HLA? Anybody?
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Your not going to have the anti-HLA crowd on this board admit that they had testing done here, because it would prove the point that it does happen. I know, FOR A FACT, that many of the regular contributors on this site have had testing done at HLA. Most that did not have it done at HLA, had it done just prior to coming to HLA.
odie:
Well I for one would love to hear from a Pro HLA'er if they got an eval when they were there since their license says they should have had one PRIOR to admission. It could be coincidence to have the majority of the kids come up with the same diagnosis (ODD)but I think I'd feel a bit more comfortable if I knew that these kids weren't all being diagnosed by the same person and were sent to psychiatrists in their home community for a psych eval.
The law in its majestic equality, forbids all men to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread - the rich as well as the poor
--Anatole France
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HLA Truth:
That's fair. But, you have to realize that you are not going to find a specific test that tests just for ODD. A diagnosis for ODD is not that hard to put on someone based on the criteria of the DSM IV. Many teens would fall into that diagnosis if you wanted to push the issue. The psych testing is used more to help formulate treatment plans and often times to rule out what we do NOT need to work on. ODD type behavior is often times just surface behavior that is masking the true issue. That's why if you are going to have a kid go to a program like this, I want you to make sure it is one with all Masters Level counselors. If a program is merely looking at the ODD behaviors they are sorely missing the boat.
Troll Control:
--- Quote ---On 2006-02-07 07:52:00, HLA Truth wrote:
"That's fair. But, you have to realize that you are not going to find a specific test that tests just for ODD. A diagnosis for ODD is not that hard to put on someone based on the criteria of the DSM IV. Many teens would fall into that diagnosis if you wanted to push the issue. The psych testing is used more to help formulate treatment plans and often times to rule out what we do NOT need to work on. ODD type behavior is often times just surface behavior that is masking the true issue. That's why if you are going to have a kid go to a program like this, I want you to make sure it is one with all Masters Level counselors. If a program is merely looking at the ODD behaviors they are sorely missing the boat."
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Excellent point.
I'd like to point out though that ODD is overused by nearly all of these places. It is overwhelmingly a disorder of children UNDER 10 YEARS of age, not teens.
I personally have seen ODD applied at HLA without any evaluation or psychometric testing whatsoever. It was more like "Give a diagnosis, get a check."
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