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Symptoms of mania or depression can seriously interfere with a person’s life. Sometimes hospitalization can be the best option to keep the person safe and stabilize severe symptoms. People may need to go to the hospital if they: - Threaten or try to take their lives or hurt themselves or others
- See or hear things (hallucinations)
- Believe things that aren’t true (delusions)
- Need special treatments such as electroconvulsive therapy
- Have problems with alcohol or substances
- Have not eaten or slept for several days
- Are unable to care for themselves or their families, e.g., getting out of bed, bathing, dressing
- Have tried treatment with therapy, medication and support and still have a lot of trouble with symptoms
- Need to make a significant switch in treatment or medication under the close supervision of their doctor
- Have any symptom of mania or depression that significantly interferes with life
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