The Pit
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Recovery Intensive Psychology
A new approach for the consideration of the APA
Within groups formed according to modern psychological definitions, individuals exhibiting dominant behavior control the behavior of individuals exhibiting submissive behavior. In this way, the desire to control and the desire to be controlled can be satisfied. While some of my colleagues have argued that permitting dominant and submissive behavior can hinder the recovery process, I postulate that the use of natural behavior mechanisms can not only enhance but speed the rehabilitation of those patients committed to recovery.
In the Allegheny County Institute of Mental Health, we have adopted standards that supplement traditional treatments. On the Institute campus, all persons must conform to stated policies. To fail to conform would lead to almost irreparable damage to the committed persons.
During the formative years, complex concepts are beyond the comprehension of youth. Young children do not recognize non-essential components of objects and forms encountered in everyday life. Exceptions are bred into children as a matter of survival - evidence exists that even in the womb a child can distinguish the voice of his mother from all others. In order to restore the patient's youthful concept recognition routines, the Allegheny Country Institute removes unnecessary distinctions from the patient's world view.
In addition to the loose, ambiguous robes that must be worn by all persons on the Institute Campus, the color coded Therapeutic Masks are to be worn at all times. Visitors to the Institute Campus can quickly distinguish between Orderlies wearing blue masks, Administrative personnel wearing yellow masks, and Patients wearing Red. Psychologists and Psychiatrists at the Campus do not wear the Therapeutic Masks. By endowing the doctors with humane traits, patients instinctively understand the importance and relevance of those dedicated to their treatment.
Of course, silence is to be enforced at all times while within the medical wings of the Allegheny County Campus. The meaning behind words is to be carefully monitored by the medical staff at the Allegheny County Campus; limiting verbal communication to the offices of treating doctors enables the doctors to shape the thought processes of patients directly. In this way, progression of disorders is severely impaired.
By now, it should be obvious that the purpose of the Recovery Intensive Psychology procedure is to "reboot" the patient. By giving patients the opportunity to begin anew, the processes that led to the original dysfunction can be bypassed, giving the patient an opportunity to live a productive and healthy life.
The Pittsburgh Campus
The campus is located on the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, PA. We have fully equipped housing facilities and medical facilities, painstakingly designed for the full recovery of patients. There are athletics fields and solitary housing arrangements available. The Cafeteria houses a specialized chef and gears meals towards mental acuity and improvement. Patients are kept on a strict nutritional diet that is designed to expunge toxins from the body. Each diet is individually developed to further mental acuity and clarity.
Policies
The Pit has many policies that are enforced strictly. Each policy is designed to help ensure that all patients improve their own clarity of thought. Any violation of the policies risks severe impairment of the violator's continued well being and health.
The Pittsburgh Campus accepts patients who are sponsored by a freehold. A duly-appointed representative of the freehold must present the patient to Pit personnel for a pre-clinical evaluation. Each sponsoring freehold must be present for predetermined re-evaluation meetings. An absent sponsor at a re-evaluation meeting indemnifies the patient from any pledge to remain.
Staff
Dr. Emil Zahne,
Allegheny County Institute of Mental Health
M.S., Psy.D, Georgetown University
M.D., D.D.S., Johns Hopkins University
Success Stories
"Before I went to the Pit, I wasn't able to interact with anyone. Afterwards, I got my life back. The trauma is all gone, and I can live my life like it was meant to be lived. I feel free."--Margot Smithson
"Five years in the Pit probably saved my life. Things make a lot more sense now. And I stopped killing people." --Sin Right
