There are many different kinds of treatments on the ward. The main two will be seeing your assigned doctor or doctors and they will proscribe you medications. Seeing the doctor will happen about three times a week for about an hour a session. Firstly they will listen, sometimes give advice on better thinking and giving you a different perspective on your situation, but mostly they try to provide a safe and comfortable environment where their listening and prompting help one to bring oneself into a better position. Understanding achieved on one's own is longer lasting and they are also trying to help you when you are outside again by giving you the faculty of self awareness and self-restoring skills which will aid you in staying well. They will also couple this with medications.
Don’t be afraid to use medication for the time that you're inside. Really, you wouldn’t be hesitant to take antibiotics from your doctor; meds to aid a mental recover today are just as safe. They have progressed a long way since even the 1980s. Side effects are rare and generally minimal and their prognosis for a successful recovery after a short while are high. In most cases they will not be a lifetime requirement, a few months or a year at best. They also offer meds per required need, things like Valium and other such “little helpers.” When in Rome. My motto is get them while they’re on offer, they’ll soon shut down the gravy train and won’t let you abuse them. Remember, you’ve had a hard trot or you wouldn’t be there, so tune in, turn on and drop out a little. Who wouldn’t improve on a little holiday with benefits?