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Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitalization

For SEVERE symptoms.

 

Inpatient stays are generally short- lasting from a few days to two weeks. The focus is on stabilization to address a mental health crisis, a danger to self/ others, or active substance use that may require acute withdrawal/ detoxification.

 

Inpatient services typically include assessment, diagnosis, treatment, crisis planning, medication management, and referral. 24/7 supervision is  provided in a hospital or clinical setting. 

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Inpatient Criteria

  • Imminent threat or acute crisis such as suicidal ideation/plan, self-harm, or significant risk to self or others that are due to a mental health disorder or significant stress, trauma or triggering event. 

  • A safety or medical issue requires 24/7 monitoring or medication management. This includes significant impairment in reality testing, judgment, or ability to care for self that requires psychiatric assessment in a safe secure environment.

  • Acute withdrawal/ detoxification from substance use.

  • Youth with a primary mental health diagnosis has failed to respond to a lesser level of care.

 

A "behavior crisis" is NOT typically considered criteria for inpatient hospitalization. 

  • An episode of severe behavior dysregulation. For example- severe agitation, aggression, or uncooperative behaviors.

  • The underlying cause might be a medical condition, infection, brain injury, drug or medication reaction, acute pain, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability or other developmental disability. 

  • Crisis Response teams, Mental Health Urgent Care, and Emergency Departments can assess safety/risk, identify underlying causes, and provide interventions to manage the behavior escalation. Sometimes, they will refer to inpatient care for the safety and medical reasons described above.

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