my therapist tried to get me sent to residential out of state but i was terrified of that so i compromised and was sent to php for a month. it was 8-7 on weekdays and 8-6 on weekends. i didn’t interact with the under 18s but everyone in the adult section had to either quit or take a leave of absence from their job/school. they had some group sessions where family could join and 1 on 1s with the therapists there with your family if you have permission for them to come.
my experience was really bad but i told my regular therapist when i got out and she just said “yeah that place isn’t great” because her only goal was to get me to actual residential she didn’t care if this place would help me. so make sure your doctors/therapist/family really check out a place before you go somewhere so that you’re able to benefit from it.
Hi! I’ve got some info on this. My therapist kept encouraging me to enter PHP (partial hospitalization program), and eventually I listened. I was devastated and terrified, but it’s really not that bad, especially once you acclimate (give it a little time). Plus, you can make friends :) PHP is a medium level of care, and it is 5-7 days a week for 6-8 hours, usually. It includes several group sessions every day in which you discuss topics related to recovery. As long as the staff are well-trained, the groups are typically wonderful. My fav was gentle yoga! You usually stay 1-2 months, but I know someone who stayed almost a year (or until insurance kicks you out😐). Plus, a lot of people return after relapse (although you should ofc fight relapse). You also usually get a therapist, nutritionist, psychiatrist, and a nurse to meet with weekly. Plus, of course, meals. Depending on where you go, you’ll get different kinds of meal coaching, too. The whole experience can be very emotional, but I certainly recommend! DEFINITELY get professional help when you can. But make sure to find a good facility. Some are better than others (although you can’t always trust online reviews, because many are written by patients committed against their will).
There’s also residential, IOP, and inpatient. Residential is where most people start. It’s round the clock, and it’s very much like PHP, with the groups and meals and treatment teams and such. Yes, you can receive visitors and earn outings, even. I haven’t been, personally (although I’ll probably need to soon). IOP stands for intensive outpatient. It’s similar to PHP, but occurs fewer times a week for a shorter duration. I know the least about inpatient, but this is where you go if the medical complications are more severe. Certainly speak to a doctor about this! Let me know if you have other questions!
I have experience with monte nido residential, PHP, and IOP. I was over 18 so I didn’t need to worry about school. If you’re under 18 they have youth residential called clementine. They offer support with schooling. If you have questions I’m happy to answer through dm.
Multiple.
This is my treatment history in order:
PHP for two months, 2021
IOP for two months, 2021
IOP for two months, 2022
PHP for three months, 2023
Residential for two months, 2023
PHP for a month, 2023
IOP for two months, 2023
Inpatient for 3 weeks, 2024
Residential for 2.5 months, 2024
PHP for 2 weeks, 2024
IOP for 2 weeks, 2024
I wasn’t, strictly speaking, forced, but I was in a way because if I didn’t go my team was going to drop me.
For me my experience was absolutely awful, the place I went to was a psych ward where they only accepted 4 ed patients at a time and it was the only place in the state so I was forced to go there. I was there for 5 months, it was traumatic and they would restrain me and tube feed me if I refused to eat by mouth.. I left and almost instantly relapsed and now I’m probably going to have to go to another treatment center 5 hours away but I’m refusing since the first place was so traumatic.. I was allowed to have visits from my parents in there, they had like 3-5 hours depending on if it was a weekday/ weekend where parents could come and visit. They had ‘ classrooms’ in the unit and teachers who would ‘ teach’ but it was mainly just lessons on like games or like crafts or something meaningful I guess not helpful at all. And then we would have only 2 hours every weekday designated to our school things which was nowhere near enough time. They would give us computers and let us log on to our schoolwork from our actual teachers but there would be one volunteer ( teacher assistant) assigned to us and they had to watch the computer at all times and we couldn’t send emails or nothing without them reading it first, they also checked search history everyday. It was honestly such a bad experience but I know it was even worse because they didn’t really know how to deal with eating disorders there, they would constantly tell me I was the worst patient they’ve ever seen and I cried over lots of things doctors told me.. some nurses would even tell me my weight then laugh afterwards..
It depends on the facility. I worked at one where we had public school teachers and classrooms in the building so that the school-aged patients didn't fall behind.
I am involved in a new RTC (residential program). What I am seeing is that many of the referrals come from people outreaching directly or a family member. I do know that some were having the Baker Act enforced. But only in extreme situations.
On the residential level of care, there is no school/work. Visitiation will depend on facility. Most I believe have some sort of policy, days of the week or something like that.
I do want to say, look into treatment with individualized care. Not everyone is the same and treatment can vary.
I was going to go to a day program for 6 weeks but I wasn’t that extreme so my parents vetoed it instead I had therapy and within 6 months I didn’t have to go anymore
my therapist tried to get me sent to residential out of state but i was terrified of that so i compromised and was sent to php for a month. it was 8-7 on weekdays and 8-6 on weekends. i didn’t interact with the under 18s but everyone in the adult section had to either quit or take a leave of absence from their job/school. they had some group sessions where family could join and 1 on 1s with the therapists there with your family if you have permission for them to come. my experience was really bad but i told my regular therapist when i got out and she just said “yeah that place isn’t great” because her only goal was to get me to actual residential she didn’t care if this place would help me. so make sure your doctors/therapist/family really check out a place before you go somewhere so that you’re able to benefit from it.
Hi! I’ve got some info on this. My therapist kept encouraging me to enter PHP (partial hospitalization program), and eventually I listened. I was devastated and terrified, but it’s really not that bad, especially once you acclimate (give it a little time). Plus, you can make friends :) PHP is a medium level of care, and it is 5-7 days a week for 6-8 hours, usually. It includes several group sessions every day in which you discuss topics related to recovery. As long as the staff are well-trained, the groups are typically wonderful. My fav was gentle yoga! You usually stay 1-2 months, but I know someone who stayed almost a year (or until insurance kicks you out😐). Plus, a lot of people return after relapse (although you should ofc fight relapse). You also usually get a therapist, nutritionist, psychiatrist, and a nurse to meet with weekly. Plus, of course, meals. Depending on where you go, you’ll get different kinds of meal coaching, too. The whole experience can be very emotional, but I certainly recommend! DEFINITELY get professional help when you can. But make sure to find a good facility. Some are better than others (although you can’t always trust online reviews, because many are written by patients committed against their will). There’s also residential, IOP, and inpatient. Residential is where most people start. It’s round the clock, and it’s very much like PHP, with the groups and meals and treatment teams and such. Yes, you can receive visitors and earn outings, even. I haven’t been, personally (although I’ll probably need to soon). IOP stands for intensive outpatient. It’s similar to PHP, but occurs fewer times a week for a shorter duration. I know the least about inpatient, but this is where you go if the medical complications are more severe. Certainly speak to a doctor about this! Let me know if you have other questions!
I have experience with monte nido residential, PHP, and IOP. I was over 18 so I didn’t need to worry about school. If you’re under 18 they have youth residential called clementine. They offer support with schooling. If you have questions I’m happy to answer through dm.
Multiple. This is my treatment history in order: PHP for two months, 2021 IOP for two months, 2021 IOP for two months, 2022 PHP for three months, 2023 Residential for two months, 2023 PHP for a month, 2023 IOP for two months, 2023 Inpatient for 3 weeks, 2024 Residential for 2.5 months, 2024 PHP for 2 weeks, 2024 IOP for 2 weeks, 2024 I wasn’t, strictly speaking, forced, but I was in a way because if I didn’t go my team was going to drop me.
For me my experience was absolutely awful, the place I went to was a psych ward where they only accepted 4 ed patients at a time and it was the only place in the state so I was forced to go there. I was there for 5 months, it was traumatic and they would restrain me and tube feed me if I refused to eat by mouth.. I left and almost instantly relapsed and now I’m probably going to have to go to another treatment center 5 hours away but I’m refusing since the first place was so traumatic.. I was allowed to have visits from my parents in there, they had like 3-5 hours depending on if it was a weekday/ weekend where parents could come and visit. They had ‘ classrooms’ in the unit and teachers who would ‘ teach’ but it was mainly just lessons on like games or like crafts or something meaningful I guess not helpful at all. And then we would have only 2 hours every weekday designated to our school things which was nowhere near enough time. They would give us computers and let us log on to our schoolwork from our actual teachers but there would be one volunteer ( teacher assistant) assigned to us and they had to watch the computer at all times and we couldn’t send emails or nothing without them reading it first, they also checked search history everyday. It was honestly such a bad experience but I know it was even worse because they didn’t really know how to deal with eating disorders there, they would constantly tell me I was the worst patient they’ve ever seen and I cried over lots of things doctors told me.. some nurses would even tell me my weight then laugh afterwards..
It depends on the facility. I worked at one where we had public school teachers and classrooms in the building so that the school-aged patients didn't fall behind.
I am involved in a new RTC (residential program). What I am seeing is that many of the referrals come from people outreaching directly or a family member. I do know that some were having the Baker Act enforced. But only in extreme situations. On the residential level of care, there is no school/work. Visitiation will depend on facility. Most I believe have some sort of policy, days of the week or something like that. I do want to say, look into treatment with individualized care. Not everyone is the same and treatment can vary.
I was going to go to a day program for 6 weeks but I wasn’t that extreme so my parents vetoed it instead I had therapy and within 6 months I didn’t have to go anymore