I did the partial thing about two years ago. I absolutely HATED IT!!!!!! My P-doc thought it would be a good idea after my in-patient hospitalization, because he did not feel I was quite ready to return to my real life, but I wasn't suicidal any more either, so staying as an inpatient wasn't an option either.
Around here, you have to go almost an hour away for inpatient, and 3 hours away for partial. When I went to partial, they put me up in a hospitality house, so at least I didn't have to drive back and forth every day.

The problem with partial...I was fresh out of the hospital, not totally stable, and they plop me into a strange town, with strange people, and not enough strength emotionally to reach out. It was horrible at night, and I usually found myself wandering around the mall, feeling horrible. The doctor there, was not my "Doctor Hottie", He actually reminded me of the man that molested me as a child. I just was not for me I guess, and I got out of it as soon as I could trick them into saying I was healthy enough to face the real world. Yes I have learned how to trick them into believing that I am stable!
The next time I was asked about partial, I told the doctor of my experiance, and he has never brought it up again.
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