I've never been in residential for MH, but I've been in residential rehabs twice for alcohol addiction, and found them both helpful. There were lots of groups curing the day, plus we had exercises to work on when we weren't in group. We also met with out assigned nurse once a day. When we had downtime, we could read, relax, or work out in the gym.
It was a very different experience from being inpatient for mental health.
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