A Person Who Is Admitted to an Inpatient Unit Will

A person who is admitted to an inpatient unit will stay for only a brief time, often only 4 or 5 days, before starting or resuming community-based mental health services. Which of the following is the primary reason for brief admissions in an inpatient unit?

A) The doctor wants to reevaluate the person's medications and make a change that requires stopping one or more of them.
B) Inpatient hospital stays can be very expensive and insurance often only pays for a few days.
C) The person is experiencing a safety crisis because of an environmental stressor or an increase in the intensity of the symptoms.
D) People can simply check themselves out when they want to or when they feel that they no longer need help.