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You may need to stay in hospital when you can't cope with your mental illness symptoms at home and need more intensive help. In Australia there are psychiatric units in major public hospitals, as well as specialist psychiatric hospitals that can be public or private.
In New Zealand, all psychiatric hospitals except for the Ashburn Clinic in Dunedin are part of the public system. More about private health insurance and hospitals Australia. Unlike in a general hospital, where you might be in bed a lot, in a psychiatric ward you can walk around as normal. All hospitals allow visitors. Generally there will be set visiting hours. You will usually also be welcome to leave the hospital for a few hours or overnight, depending on your treatment plan.
You are entitled to use sick leave while you're in hospital. Some people also choose to use annual leave or unpaid leave if they are away from work for a longer time. For a private hospital you need your GP family doctor or a psychiatrist to arrange admission for you. When you come into hospital, you will be shown around and given information about what will happen during your stay. You will meet with a psychiatrist or a registrar a doctor training to be a psychiatrist , who will talk to you about your concerns.
The doctor may also want to talk to your family, partner or friends. They will ask your permission first. Once you have been in hospital for a little while, you and the team will put together a treatment plan. Some people need lots of rest and quiet time away from other people. Others need to start to socialise with others in organised group activities.
Many hospitals offer a range of other therapies, such as electroconvulsive therapy ECT or repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation rTMS. If your psychiatrist thinks these could help you, they will discuss this with you first. While private rooms are becoming more common, you may still have to share a room or a bathroom with someone else.
The nurses on the ward will be in close contact with you. You will see your psychiatrist regularly, along with other types of therapists to help with different parts of your treatment. Abby Heugel. That never happens these days. Site last updated November 12, Natasha Tracy. During the day, mental health patients typically undergo: Group therapy — this is a facilitated discussion with other patients. This type of group is typically led by a medical professional, psychologist or social worker.
Individual therapy — individual therapy is one-on-one therapy between the patient and a professional like a psychiatrist, psychologist or social worker. This type of therapy might be psychodynamic often called "talk therapy" or be focused around a specific type of therapy such as dialectical behavior therapy DBT or cognitive behavioral therapy CBT.
There are many types of mental health treatments the doctors will consider Types of Therapy. Personal time — between activities, people typically have a lot of time to themselves.
How people use this time is up to them but resting and reflecting may be good uses of time as may work or study, if possible. Visitors — when a patient may have visitors is up to the mental health hospital, but for many, visiting hours are available throughout the day. Patients may also be able to leave the facility on weekends if accompanied by another person.
Most residential treatment settings provide medical care but are designed to be more comfortable and less like a hospital ward than inpatient hospitals. Psychiatric residential centers are tailored to people with a chronic psychiatric disorder, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, or who have a dual diagnosis i. Alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities are inpatient centers that treat addictions and may provide detoxification services.
Outpatient Settings — While there is wide variety in the types of outpatient settings, they all involve office visits with no overnight stay. Some are based in community mental health centers; others are located in general hospitals where individuals visit an outpatient clinic for an appointment.
In addition, many individuals in need of mental health counseling or treatment go to private offices to see a mental health clinician who is in solo or group private practice. They will commonly offer group therapy, educational sessions and individual counseling. A PHP may be part of a hospital's services or a freestanding facility.
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