Glossary

A structured program of active treatment for psychiatric care that is more intense than the care you get in your doctor’s or therapist’s office.

A facility for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness on a 24-hour basis, by or under the supervision of a physician.

Partial hospitalization (location 52) is a program in which a patient attends for several hours during the day (example: 8:30-3:30) the patient is not there on a 24 hours basis.