being in their for so long
2006-11-01 07:49:56 · 4 answers · asked by eeee f 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
I have been in psyc. hospitals before for longer than 2 weeks. A lot of it depends on how the person is doing. They start them on meds and if they are o.k. they may come home in a few days. If they have reactions to it and have to start them on another, they may be there longer. IT also has to do with how well they participate in their treatment. If they don't go to groups, talk, etc then the staff may think they are not healthy enough to go back out into the world. Just because he's been there over a week, doesn't mean he's seriously ill..People are admitted for different reasons. Depression, addictiion, etc. It may just be that they don't think he has progressed enough to go home..they may still be watching him on his meds.
2006-11-01 07:56:16 · answer #1 · answered by chilover 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. It could be for assessment as a result of something that has happened to him that has triggered a stress-related response. It's possible he has had a minor breakdown and needs to be treated to bring him back on track. Sadly, many people see psychiatric treatment as the problem rather than the cure. There are many situations which may cause the person to require treatment in a psychiatric facility just as there are hospitals for physically sick and injured people. The only difference is that as a rule, patients in general hospitals have illnesses and injuries you can see. Try not to assume the person is mentally ill or incompetent, just look at it as the need to be healed of a sickness we don't understand.
2006-11-01 16:00:52 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
being admitted to a psychatric hospital means there is a serious mental health issue. How long the admission lasts doesn't mean a whole lot.
2006-11-01 15:52:34 · answer #3 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a week is not long
2006-11-01 15:53:02 · answer #4 · answered by brandiejs1979 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋