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A hospital is an institution for health care, often but not always providing for longer-term patient stays. Hospitals are usually distinguished from other types of medical facilities by their ability to admit and care for inpatients. Types of specialized hospitals include trauma centers, children's hospitals, seniors' ... more at Wikipedia

Treatment Success Rate

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Condition Members Success
Self-Injury
39
67%
Eating Disorders
36
83%
Depression
23
83%
Bipolar Disorder
18
94%
Post-Traumatic Stress D...
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86%
Overall, 84% (209 Members) find Hospitalization helpful
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Hospitalization Reviews

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Working / Worked
last resort. better safe than sorry. this too shall pass.
Working / Worked
last resort. better safe than sorry. this too shall pass.
I attended a program created specifically for PTSD in California. It taught me a lot about my trauma and gave me coping tools.
Working / Worked
the rhabdo came on very quickly, and I went from a athletic young person to feeling like I was 100 years old. 2 wks in the hospital, and months to build my stregth back.
Somewhat Helpful
until things got hard this worked
Somewhat Helpful
I've been inpatient a lot in the past 2 years. It's the reason I'm still alive.
Somewhat Helpful
it helps when i am in there but when i leave everything back to were it started.
Somewhat Helpful
I am alone now
Somewhat Helpful
meds stabilized
Somewhat Helpful
it helped somewhat but all and all right when i got out problems occured that i couldnt handle and it seemed that i learned nothing.
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Discussions

  1. Discussion: Hospitalization?
    I have been hospitalized 3 times this year with depression and in a different place each time. Every place is so different, some limit tv, some limit ... [More]
  2. Discussion: Hospitalization?
    For a period of 5 years, I was in the hospital 2 times a year. I referred to them as "my vacation". It was nice to get away from the world... [More]
  3. Discussion: Hospitalization?
    I did a partial hospitalization. I had to be at the center from 8:30-3:00 every day and it was helpful, but glad I wasn't there full time. If that is ... [More]
  4. Discussion: Hospitalization?
    Sometimes I think it would be great to be hospitalized... Too be sick enough to not try to do everything. Just to let a nurse or whatever take care o... [More]
  5. Discussion: Hospitalization?
    Yes too many times... One I was so far gone I laughed at the paramedic and said HAHA I took the meds so long ago you can't pump my stomach and its too... [More]

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