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In-patient or outpatient treatment? Which should you choose? Well it all depends on your situation and also what type of treatment is available. Some treatment facilities are wonderful at treating patients on an outpatient basis, while other excel at in-patient treatment. The trick is to know what exactly you need. This is where a therapist can help. You need to find one whom you can trust to give you the necessary advice.
In-patient treatment can be extremely expensive. On top of that, you may need to stay a fairly long time. What happens when you finally leave and re-enter the real world? If the treatment facility has a re-integration plan, the relapses are less likely. If you simply leave the facility without any further support, the risk of a relapse increases significantly.
On the other side of the coin, outpatient treatment facilities tend to be less costly, but you have to return to your regular environment each evening. For some patients, this can be risky, since the contributing factors to their disorder may be their home environment. These outpatients may be able to cope better in the long run then in-patient. Since they have always been exposed to the real world, they may be better able to adapt to their new ways of eating etc. successfully.
There is not right or wrong way of treating a disorder. Each individual is different and their needs need to be assessed on there own.
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