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Originally Posted by InfiniteSadness
How do you know if you need to be inpatient if your not actively suicidal or a threat to yourself or others? But on the other hand your very low functional/aren't improving much and still have a lot of symptoms?
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The symptoms as you describe them generally don't meet the criteria for what most hospitals are intended for. Most hospitals are designed for short-term, crisis intervention (on average 5-7 days). They serve to stabilize and move patients out into outpatient care as soon as possible. In order to find a program for depression that is more of a long-term, comprehensive program, you'll need to really do some research and very often insurance won't cover that kind of program (if insurance is a factor for you). It can be VERY expensive.
One option might be an intensive outpatient program. Insurance is usually more cooperative with that type of program.