hi i am schizoaffective and have been in the hospital a few times and it has really varied from 5 days to 5 weeks but usually about 2 weeks anymore. they give you coping strategies and adjust your meds, u have ppl to talk to if you need help, ie stress, hallucinations, support and such.
no one has to know you were in the hospital and usually they are ok with it and try to understand that you are just having a problem. If you want to talk let me know.
Tams