I would be inclined to say that if you have already been in a ward for some considerable time, they will try and keep you out of an adult ward if at all possible, to prevent you becoming dependent on them. Adult services have crisis teams attached which aren't to my knowledge available to adolescent services in the same way, where you can contact a home treatment team around the clock, who will come out and see you in a crisis and/ or will visit you in your own home on a daily basis for a time after you have been discharged from hospital. My experience of adult wards is that they are never aimed at " making you better" any way. While I was in, I had no therapy or psychological work what so ever, other than the odd visit from my community social worker, who I would have been seeing outside any way. Due to a lack of resources and what is seen as good practise now, the adult teams aim to keep you in the community as long as possible, hence the introduction of the crisis home treatment services.
Adult services is a big move, but there are lots of positives you'll find about it. Sometimes having a fresh perspective on your problems can be useful, and they treat you more like an adult so you'll have a lot more say in your treatment and the involvement of your family and that sort of thing. However they will expect you to take responsibility for wanting to make changes and to work with them. As for adult wards, I hated being in hospital but the ward itself was alright- not like the horror stories the news tends to paint.
Hope this helps!
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