One South: Portrait of a Psych Unit
One South is an inpatient psychiatric unit at Zucker Hillside Hospital in Queens, NY, specializing in treating young adults. It may look more like a college dorm than a psychiatric hospital, but patients arrive every day in acute crisis
Episodes
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E1 · Part One
77 minYoung adults in crisis arrive at a mental health unit. Doctors evaluate and stabilize them, preparing for outpatient care through group therapy and one-on-one sessions. Staff support each other when not with patients.
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E2 · Part Two
86 minPatients in a psychiatric ward connect, learn coping mechanisms like acceptance and distress tolerance. Staff guides them for life outside as some leave and new ones arrive, in a cycle of recovery.
