I was there Oct.1981-Jan 1982. While I was there they invented the Prospect School which was for kids that could not return to reg high school since they were "incorrigible". I was the first to be an outpatient after my inpatient stay and finished my senior year in FOH. Doc was there then, and so was DR. Strong, lol God, I hadn't thought about that word in 30+ yrs. Doc (Rosenberg) knew that if I went home I would be kicked out at 16 so he DID use my fathers insurance to keep me in so could finish high school. He knew nothing was wrong with me, just rotten step parents. I was able to retrieve all my records later in life, you know, the binders staff would write in, eval unit reports etc. All said I was ok just emotionally wrecked. Doc proceeded to make sure I went on job interviews and learned how to budget since he knew I would be out on my own when I graduated. He never forced meds on me and I sure gave him a hard time. Maybe some of you heard of our crew...we were the ones who barricaded ourselves in a room until the fire department came with ladders to remove the windows, lol. We were just bored, lol.
I know Doc got in a lot of trouble for the insurance fraud issue and my case was used as an example in court. In hind sight he saved my life.
If any of you were in and the unit was still on the top floor and saw the painted Pegasus on the wall, I did that.
Good luck to all of you.
Denise