Meggs M
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(15/3/04 12:06 pm)
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In-patient and Day-patient treatment?
There are basically three kinds of treatment programs:
In-Patient Treatment Programs -- the patient stays 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in a hospital setting or residential and therapeutic facility for the duration of intensive treatment
Day Treatment Programs -- the patient spends 8 hours per day, Monday through Friday, in a therapeutic setting, returning home in the evenings and on weekends
Outpatient Treatment Programs -- the least restrictive type of program in which a patient may see a nutritionist, therapist and/or other recovery professional 2-3 times per week
Two important points must be kept in mind.
First, recovery from an eating disorder is a long-term process, lasting from 1-6 years, and frequently requiring different levels of care during the patient's recovery.
Second, if a person has not been successful in a specific treatment program, this does not mean that the person has failed treatment -- it means that the kind of treatment she received, failed her!
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Meggs
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