You go to psych ward for 3 days, if a weekend is involved, then it is 5 days. They take your shoes from you and schedule you for certain groups they have over these days that you are there. You are made to eat a few bites of each bit of food on your plate if you don't want to eat all the disgusting food. You take a test that takes a really long time because it is so long you have a bad headache even before you take it. That written test determines what your condition is and severity of it. You have to cooperate with everything and everyone or you don't get out on the day you are supposed to leave. They also usually do some IQ testing to see how book smart you are. You know, the basics, spelling, putting together certain little puzzles, math might be in there too, I just can't remember now. You are made to promise the nurses every night that you won't hurt yourself so that you can sleep in your room, otherwise you are made to sleep in the hallway near the nurses station. Luckily I promised every night that I wouldn't hurt myself. Anyway, it's really draining. And yes, you are watched to see that you take the meds they tell you to take.