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Guys. I discovered a sinister rehab clinic in Portugal after an online cry for help was discussed on the Reddit Bureau Of Investigation (yes, it's a real thing,

Guys. I discovered a sinister rehab clinic in Portugal after an online cry for help was discussed on the Reddit Bureau Of Investigation (yes, it's a real thing, /r/rbi ). It was mentioned that after being "admitted" they were held there against their will. The treatment method was to "break the patient down" and then "build it back up". This clinic is the one which was mentioned. http://novavidarecovery.com http://novavidarecovery.com

icebraining 9y ago
Unfortunately, as a Portuguese, that wouldn't surprise me. Do you have a link to the Reddit thread?
- unixhero 9y ago
  https://www.reddit.com/r/RBI/comments/5utmaz/my_girlfriend_just_called_me_in_panic_to_come_get/ https://www.reddit.com/r/RBI/comments/5utmaz/my_girlfriend_j...
  - icebraining 9y ago
    Thanks. She's young, which fits the profile of the "rehab" houses known to be essentially milking State subsidies while treating the patients as cattle. The girl I knew who spent a few months in one of these could only call her parents, and usually not in privacy. A local news article claims they also treat airline pilots, which should be harder to mistreat, but that was two years ago. Unfortunately there aren't many leads. It's hard to denounce these places without an inside witness.
fennecfoxen 9y ago
There was a recent exposé about a chain of mental health clinics in the US which was holding people against their will, again for the insurance and/or Medicaid money. Ah, here it was: https://www.buzzfeed.com/rosalindadams/intake https://www.buzzfeed.com/rosalindadams/intake > A button behind the receptionist’s desk controlled the lock to the front door of the facility, and, she said, “If someone came in voluntarily, I wasn’t allowed to let them out of the door.” > Two dozen current and former employees from 14 UHS facilities across the country told BuzzFeed News that the rule was to keep patients until their insurance ran out in order to get the maximum payment. A criminal probe is ongoing.

icebraining 9y ago

Unfortunately, as a Portuguese, that wouldn't surprise me. Do you have a link to the Reddit thread?

unixhero 9y ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/RBI/comments/5utmaz/my_girlfriend_just_called_me_in_panic_to_come_get/ https://www.reddit.com/r/RBI/comments/5utmaz/my_girlfriend_j...
- icebraining 9y ago
  Thanks. She's young, which fits the profile of the "rehab" houses known to be essentially milking State subsidies while treating the patients as cattle. The girl I knew who spent a few months in one of these could only call her parents, and usually not in privacy. A local news article claims they also treat airline pilots, which should be harder to mistreat, but that was two years ago. Unfortunately there aren't many leads. It's hard to denounce these places without an inside witness.

fennecfoxen 9y ago

There was a recent exposé about a chain of mental health clinics in the US which was holding people against their will, again for the insurance and/or Medicaid money. Ah, here it was: https://www.buzzfeed.com/rosalindadams/intake https://www.buzzfeed.com/rosalindadams/intake > A button behind the receptionist’s desk controlled the lock to the front door of the facility, and, she said, “If someone came in voluntarily, I wasn’t allowed to let them out of the door.” > Two dozen current and former employees from 14 UHS facilities across the country told BuzzFeed News that the rule was to keep patients until their insurance ran out in order to get the maximum payment. A criminal probe is ongoing.