The cost to get diagnosed with depression ranges from $1,000.00 to as much as $10,000.00 depending on how often you need to visit the therapist to get diagnosed with depression.
A therapist session can cost $80.00 to $150.00 per hour.
You can be sectioned for depression but only if the depression you're experiencing is making you think about suicide, self harming or harming of others.
Most times though you won't get sectioned for simple depression.
The consequences of being sectioned are that you'll be involuntary held against your will in the mental hospital until you're deemed safe to return to society.
When you are sectioned, you can be kept in the mental hospital, stopped from leaving the ward and given treatment for your mental health problems, possibly without your consent.
Being sectioned means to be involuntary committed legally to a mental hospital or psychiatric ward.
When someone is admitted to a psychiatric hospital the patient will first be evaluated and then be given a room and bed to go too.
The mental hospital will check you out medically and take notes of any medicine you need or other heath issues you may have.
Things that happen during your stay at a psychiatric hospital include.
Case management and care coordination services.
Group therapy.
Educational meetings on coping skills and other tools to support your mental health.
Recreation activities like exercise, meditation, and art therapy.
Then during the stay at the psychiatric hospital your mental health treatment will begin.
It is worth it to go to a mental hospital if you're having a severe mental health issue or are feeling suicidal etc.
However if you're not too severely depressed or thinking about suicide then you may do better going to counseling or a psychiatrist.
Being in a psychiatric hospital ward can be very depressing and some people who go to a psychiatric hospital may be more depressed and worse off.
However some people who get treatment in a psychiatric hospital come out better.
Loved ones cannot visit you except for only during visitors hours so it can be depressing.
Psychiatric wards treat a variety of conditions, and you'll have people who are animated and loud sharing rooms with people who can barely get out of bed.
Depending on the available beds and rooms you may need to share a room with someone in a mental hospital.
However if you're severely mentally ill and would likely pose a threat to others then you will most likely be in a room by yourself.
The color of scrubs that psychiatric patients wear depends on the psych ward.
Some psychiatric patients wear a red color of scrubs or a green or gray color scrubs.
And some psychiatric patients wear gray sweatpants and sweat shirt.
It all depends on the psych ward or mental hospital.
Things you can bring to a mental hospital include.
A notebook.
Maybe several notebooks.
Clothing with layers.
A book, jigsaw puzzle or other solitary entertainment.
Something with a comforting scent.
A list with phone numbers of friends and family.
A reminder of what keeps you going.
In some psych wards you can have a bit of makeup as long as it's not in glass or metal containers.
You can wear some makeup in a psych ward but it's best to avoid any makeup until you're released from the psych ward.
Every psych ward is different and every mental hospital is different in their policies.
You cannot have stuffed animals in a mental hospital.
The reason you cannot bring stuffed animals into a mental hospital is they can carry dust, germs and pathogens and things could be hidden inside of them.
Mental hospitals do make you take out piercings as they can be harmful to yourself and others.
If you're not able to remove them yourself then the mental hospital staff will remove them even if they have to sedate you first.
You can wear a bra in a mental hospital as long as the bra does not have any underwire.
Some mental hospitals allow you to wear your own clothes as long as they are the proper clothes that fit their dress code and policies.
And some mental hospital patients are asked to wear pajamas, robes, and slippers that are provided by the facility.
Almost all mental hospitals and psychiatric units prohibit certain types of clothing, such as see-through items, high heels, revealing garments, and visible underwear.
Clothing policies vary from one facility to another.
The reason they wear white in mental hospitals is because the hospitals believe that the white coat creates a calming, safe rapport with the patient.
And the white coat also facilitates his or her professional identity and serves as a gateway to acceptance among medical staff and patients.
A mental hospital stay can usually be prevented by getting outpatient treatment and counseling for the person before they get to the point of needing a mental hospital stay.
Counseling can help most people who have mental health issues and depression and so by getting them mental help through counseling can help prevent the possibility of them needing to go to a mental hospital.
If you leave a hospital without being discharged then nothing will happen unless you're in a mental hospital being held on a psych hold or if you're a minor.
If you're a minor or you're being held in a psych ward against your will legally then the police will search for you and return you to the hospital.
However if you simply were in the hospital and are not a minor then you can legally walk out of the hospital without being discharged but your insurance will not pay for the treatment until you've actually been discharged.
A mental hospital costs on average $1,300.00 per day or around $9,293.00 to $10,000.00 for a week stay in a mental hospital.
Although some bigger mental hospitals can charge as much as $2,000.00 per day for a mental hospital stay.
If your doctor deems it medically necessary for you to stay in a mental hospital then your health insurance should cover the cost of the mental hospital stay.
If you are actively suicidal or homicidal, then you should check yourself into a mental hospital.
If you are actively hallucinating or if you are unable to get your mood swings under control in an outpatient setting, then inpatient treatment is probably appropriate.
The majority of people stay in mental hospitals between six and 18 months.
There are a few people who need to stay longer (eg Home Office restriction orders), and we work to identify other options for them.”
Although some people may only stay for a few days to a few weeks or until cleared by their doctor.
Because your loved ones can only stop in during visiting hours, you'll likely talk to the other patients when you get lonely.
Psychiatric wards treat a variety of conditions, and you'll have people who are animated and loud sharing rooms with people who can barely get out of bed.
Admission to a public psychiatric unit is usually through the emergency department, or the hospital's community mental health team.
For a private hospital you need your GP (family doctor) or a psychiatrist to arrange admission for you.
If you need an interpreter, the hospital can organize this for you.