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orwin 2 days ago

> I also understand the hesitancy to pay for two months at a “retreat-like inpatient psychiatric facility.”

> In publicly funded system, it’s likely facilities like this would not exist or would be strictly private pay.

In France, 80% is paid by the public healthcare if a psychiatrist greenlit you, which still make you liable for ~30€ per day in a room you share with another patient (and if you want a private room it's ~90€/day out of pocket) (maybe the prices around Paris are a bit higher though, i'm a country boy)

[edit] more accurate numbers, i had to check and correct them. Also, 30€ per day also covers medication if needed and a spa session

arjie 2 days ago | parent [-]

The trade-off appears to be[0]:

> Le délai d’attente d’un lit disponible est en moyenne de 3 à 4 semaines

3 to 4 weeks vs. the next morning in the article. Interesting. I wonder what would have happened in the intervening weeks.

0: https://clinique-du-parc.ramsaysante.fr/vous-%C3%AAtes-patie...

orwin 2 days ago | parent [-]

Yeah, happened a few months ago to my friend (who is leaving in August)(that's why I sort of knew the prices and living conditions). She waited a bit more of a month. It isn't often an issue from my understanding, but it is extremely frustrating for the person and the people around her. If you react poorly to anxiousness medication or antidepressants, you will be kept in a hospital before being admitted, and I believe in a higher category. Still a very frustrating situation.