Long and Short Duration Inpatient Treatment Programs for the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Comparative Effectiveness and Guidelines [Internet].

Patients can be treated for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in numerous services, programs, and settings for varying durations. There are usually four levels of care for patients with mental illness: inpatient hospitalization (i.e., 24-hour care in a structured setting, usually for patients who are severely depressed, traumatized, or suicidal), residential treatment (i.e., similar to inpatient hospitalization but in a more home-like environment, medical staff not available on a 24-hour basis, for residents who are declared medically stable), partial hospitalization (i.e., day treatment, for patients who need structured treatment program but do not need 24-hour supervision), or outpatient treatment.

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