Posted by banga on February 18, 2005, at 18:21:28
In reply to Re: hospital stays » nicki, posted by Nixon on February 18, 2005, at 18:08:40
I don't have hospitalization experience here, so I cannot comment on typical length of stay--in any case typically there is pressure not to hold someone longer than absolutely necessary )i.e., often it is not long enough) as in past years there have been severe cutbacks in terms of how many beds are available in psychiatry ( I don't mean physical beds-I mean amount of resources for patients); but in terms of doing crafts and such, it does sound silly, but it is probably a good outlet --art therapy has been shown to work--and a way for people to get their minds-well, out of their heads.
In terms of committment, pretty hard to do--I think you need to either have uttered a very serious intent to do yourself or another person harm (have a plan), or also if someone concerned can prove that you are not able to execute good judgement and clearly are in harm's way because you are not able to take care of yourself. There is a 72-hour hold a pdoc can make and in that time he/she needs to prove this is the case.
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