What is outpatient care for anorexia treatment and how is it different from inpatient care?
With outpatient care, the patient receives treatment through visits with members of their health care team. Often this means going to a doctor’s office. Outpatients usually live at home. Some patients may need “partial hospitalization.” This means that the person goes to the hospital during the day for treatment, but sleeps at home at night. Sometimes, the patient goes to a hospital and stays there for treatment. This is called inpatient care. After leaving the hospital, the patient continues to get help from her health care team and becomes an outpatient.
