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What to look for to know if a person with depression needs hospitalizing?
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Severity: If a person is so depressed, he or she becomes suicidal, or so depressed that he or she is not eating or caring for themselves, or so depressed that they become psychotic and lose touch with reality- then inpatient psychiatric hospitilization is indicated.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Safety Concerns: If a person is suicidal or depressed to the point of not caring for themselves (not eating, not bathing, hearing voices, paranoid), they are in danger and need hospitalization - they may be court ordered to a hospital if necessary.
Answered 4/17/2014
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