Psychiatric Program
Our Adult Program provides treatment for patients ages 18 and above. Our primary goal for treatment is crisis stabilization. Specifically, what this means is that we will:
- remove the individual from outside stressors by providing a safe and secure environment,
- diagnose the primary and underlying issues,
- develop a comprehensive treatment plan to address presenting issues and realistic goals,
- provide individual, family, and group therapy,
- provide medication stabilization, and
- develop a comprehensive Aftercare Plan to increase the likelihood of success upon discharge.
Typically, adult hospitalization lasts between 7 and 14 days. As you can imagine, problems that have taken sometimes years to develop will most likely not be cured within this short length of time. This is precisely why we develop with our patients a thorough and effective Aftercare Plan.
Dual Diagnosis Program
Our Dual Diagnosis Program is designed for patients who have a Chemical Dependency and Psychiatric Diagnosis. This program focuses on both components of an individual’s treatment equally, and we offer a combination of elements from the Chemical Dependency and Psychiatric Programs. Specifically, in the Dual Diagnosis Program, we offer the following:
- provision of care in a safe, supportive environment,
- diagnoses representing all presenting issues,
- comprehensive treatment, discharge, and relapse prevention plans,
- individual, family, and group therapy,
- education about positive coping skills,
- integration into the AA or NA community,
- detoxification in a safely monitored environment (if needed), and
- medication stabilization.
Abilene Behavioral Health utilizes the 12-step Model within our Dual Diagnosis Program, and highly encourage engagement in Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous. We provide weekly meetings on campus at the Abilene Behavioral Health Transitions. Upon discharge we highly encourage continued treatment in our PHP/IOP programs for longevity of recovery and continued support.