A college student with severe depression was recently admitted to the psychiatric ward of a local hospital.The family is concerned about the student finishing the college term.Which is the best information for the nurse to give regarding how long psychiatric patients are typically hospitalized?

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Patients who have emotional and behavioral problems,such as depression,violent behavior,and eating disorders,often require special counseling and treatment in psychiatric facilities.Hospitalization involves relatively short stays with the purpose of stabilizing patients before transfer to outpatient treatment centers.A long inpatient hospitalization,not hospitalized,or placed in a long-term facility are not correct for the typical hospitalization of psychiatric patients.

A College Student with Severe Depression Was Recently Admitted to the Psychiatric