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Mental health is an important but often neglected aspect of life. Over 20% of Americans live with a mental illness, and many may need to stay at long-term mental health facilities.
Unfortunately, there’s a lot of stigma around live-in, long-term mental health facilities. Dispelling the fear and ignorance of permanent mental hospitals is important. Read on to find out what long-term mental health care is and what happens in long-term mental health facilities.
What Is Long-Term Mental Health Care?
Does the term “long-term mental health care” bring to mind 19th-century mental asylums with rusty metallic beds and chains? That unfortunate stereotype couldn’t be further from reality.
Long-term mental health care refers to the services provided at live-in mental health facilities. People may stay in a long-term psychiatric hospital for six months or more to receive continued therapy and mental support. The duration of stay depends on their mental state and their progress toward mental and general well-being.
Long-term mental health care goes beyond medication. At FHE, patients work with a qualified team of professionals who personalize the therapy interventions used and track their progress over time. They undertake various therapies at a reasonable pace, slowly developing coping mechanisms they can use once out of the facility.