Posted by uncouth on February 14, 2012, at 13:08:38
So I was wondering if anyone has investigated or knows of any depression treatment HOUSES...like, not actual treatment centers or hospitals or rehabs, of which there are plenty, but more along the lines of sober living houses...the places people go AFTER rehab or treatment to further there recovery...so called "aftercare". When I was in rehab I thought it would be great to focus on a depression or bipolar disorder specific recovery house, because for most people with affective disorders, a sober living envirroronment isn't really appropriate, but the same sort of environment would be really useful if it was focused on depression. I was thinking about this from a business standpoint as someone with bipolar disorder I would have really liked to have this available to me at various points in my life....3-6 month stay somewhere with 5-10 other people who are also recovering from depression...doing group therapy, having people around to talk to all the time and not stay isolated, talk about medication issues, do group activities, etc.
Anyway if my other career option doesn't' work out i'm thinking of opening one in San Francisco. Would there be any interest from people on the PB board???
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