Activities of Daily Living:
 
             The symptoms of the illness may lead patients with affective disorder to neglect
             activities of daily living, e.g., getting out of bed, maintaining personal hygiene,
             eating meals, etc., which can lead to worsening of the depressions and other
             complications. We encourage patients to maintain appropriate activities of daily
             living by maintaining proper hygiene, grooming and appropriate dress. Please ask
             your nurse if you will need assistance.
 
             Physical Activity:
 
             It is also important to keep active by getting some physical activity each day, in the
             gym or on walks. We encourage you to stay out of your room at least 6 hours a
             day and not isolate yourself from others.
 
             Sleep Habits:
 
             We encourage you to be up and out of bed by 8:30 AM. To promote proper sleep
             hygiene, we recommend that patients retire to their rooms by 12:00 midnight
             during the week, and by 1:00 AM on weekends. Adolescents are to be in bed by
             11:00 PM on weekdays and 12:00 midnight on weekends.
 
             Nutrition:
 
             We will be assessing your food and fluid intake to see if you are maintaining proper
             nutrition. Meals should be eaten in the dining area. To facilitate getting the meal
             that you ordered, please complete your menus for the next day by 1:00 PM.
 
             Privileges:
 
             Patient safety is our highest priority. For this reason, if we think a patient is at risk
             for harming himself or herself, we have the patient stay on the inpatient unit on
             observation until he/she is safe. Once a patient is safe to go off the unit the first
             privilege is to go on campus with staff for tests and groups.