Why do patients leave against medical advice?
I&#x27;ve witnessed several people AMA from hospitals.<p>All of them were not being treated well for pain and even in cases where there were calls for psych staff to help - there was imo below minimal mental &#x2F; emotional support given.<p>In a couple of the cases the people were able to find better pain medicine on the street faster than they could even get a doctor to answer a nurses call to deny - and being able to find just one person who would listen or offer any other emotional support was better than what they got paying 10,000$ or whatever it is to stay in a luxurious beeping room.<p>I&#x27;m talking about people with real pain - not a junkie looking for a fix.<p>I believe these issues have been exasperated since 2019- it appears that most hospital staff is burn out and no longer fit for the job of handling stressed out, hurting people. 2 out of 3 hospitals around here have big signs all over the place stating they have zero tolerance for rude or abusive people.<p>This policy itself is abused, and it&#x27;s led to an even worse power dynamic &#x2F; class war that is making hospitals worse for care, and sending more people to illicit pain management solutions.<p>small data points. more does not equal all - ymmv.