What is Partial Hospitalization Treatment?

Category: Psychotherapy

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Partial hospitalization is a type of program used to treat mental illness and substance abuse. In partial hospitalization, the patient continues to reside at home, but commutes to a program at a treatment center up to seven days a week.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Support mental / emotional health 34 24
Suicidal thoughts or urges 18 9
Major depressive disorder 13 9
Depressed mood 12 7
Anxious mood 6 5
Generalized anxiety disorder 6 6

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  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 3
Moderate 3
Mild 4
None 33

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Partial Hospitalization Treatment

Side effect Patients Percentage
Anxious mood 2
Crying spells 2
Depressed mood 1
Difficulty trusting others due to mild paranoia 1
Embarrassment 1
Exhaustion 1

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Why patients stopped taking Partial Hospitalization Treatment

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Felt finished with this treatment 21
Other 20
Completed the number of sessions covered by my insurance 19
Doctor's advice 13
Expense 8
Course of treatment ended 6
This type of therapy or counseling didn't seem to help 6
This particular therapist or program didn't seem to help 5
Found another therapist or program I preferred 3
Change in health plan coverage 2
Did not seem to work 1
No convenient appointments available 1
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Duration

Stopped going to Partial Hospitalization Treatment

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 35
1 - 6 months 14
6 months - 1 year 2
1 - 2 years 2
2 - 5 years 4
5 - 10 years 3
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 26
Usually 12
Sometimes 5
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 9
Somewhat hard to take 13
A little hard to take 13
Not at all hard to take 8
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 6
$100-199 2
$50-99 1
$25-49 0
< $25 10
Not specified 24
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7 patient evaluations for Partial Hospitalization Treatment

Apr 14, 2012 (Started Apr 07, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Medication management)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Support mental / emotional health)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Doctor recommendation)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for major depressive disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (have to deal with people, difficulty trusting others due to mild paranoia)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 1500 min Weekly

  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 17, 2011 (Started Oct 04, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for suicidal thoughts or urges)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for suicidal ideation)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 360 min Daily

  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 26, 2011 (Started Mar 15, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for borderline personality disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
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Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks
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