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Understanding Hospitalization for Mental Health
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If you have severe symptoms of an illness like depression or bipolar disorder, a brief stay in the hospital can help you stabilize. Some ideas may be useful to you; some may not. Everyone’s experience in the hospital is different. Use only the suggestions that make sense to you and help you.
When do I need to go to the hospital?
You might need to go to the hospital if you:
• Are seeing or hearing things (hallucinations)
• Have bizarre or paranoid ideas (delusions)
• Have thoughts of hurting yourself or others
• Are thinking or talking too fast, or jumping from topic to topic and not making sense
• Feel too exhausted or depressed to get out of bed or take care of yourself or your family
• Have problems with alcohol or substances
• Have not eaten or slept for several days
• Have tried outpatient treatment (therapy, medication and support) and still have symptoms that interfere with your life
• Need to make a major change in your treatment or medication under the close supervision of your doctor
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