Inpatient treatment for me was purely for emergency reasons: I was suicidal and being inpatient provided safety and ability for medication management. It was very helpful for that purpose only. Longer term inpatient/residential was not something I had access to financially as it would have been extremely expensive and not covered by my particular insurance (insurance generally doesn't cover long-term inpatient psychiatric treatment). Intensive outpatient was an option, but I wasn't particularly interested. I found working with my own therapist was sufficient and more effective. Most inpatient facilities are set up solely for short-term crisis management with the goal of stabilization and transition into outpatient care, so generally there isn't much in terms of therapy (rarely one-on-one, just groups).