this may be an ignorant question, so i apologize if so, but i've only been IP once which was when I was an adolescent and before I was medicated/in therapy; when you go now-like, I understand you stay for a few days to stabilize, but do they change anything (i.e. meds, therapy, etc.)? like, what happens that theoretically results in you being safer/relatively better at discharge?
hi, happy to answer any q’s.
generally yes, they look at your medication regimen and see if anything needs to be changed. at this point, i don’t usually have massive changes, just little adjustments (like they’re adding a small dose of seroquel at night and upping my nightmare med a little bit). for some people, they need to be ip for much longer as their meds are totally changed. generally they do not do in depth therapy when you’re ip - that’s reserved for resi, php, iop, or op. the point of ip is really short term crisis stabilization so they’re not gonna want to be talking to you about anything that will put you in further crisis. for me most of all, the hospital provides a few days with increased support and supervision while i get through the very peak of a crisis when my urges are out of control and i can’t contract for safety. i used to have much longer stays when i was very unmotivated and didn’t want to get better or work with staff. sometimes you have to stay ip a while if you’re waiting on a bed to open up at another facility as well.
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