Psychiatric Treatment Programs
If your child’s symptoms are getting worse, it may be worth discussing with your outpatient psychiatrist if day treatment program would be right for them.
What Happens During Day Treatment Programs?
Day treatment programs offer a structured treatment schedule for addressing the medical, psychological, and emotional effects of addiction. During day treatment, individuals may receive an array of treatments and therapies.
Components of a day treatment program may include:
Individual therapy
Group therapy
Behavioral therapy
Family therapy
Relapse prevention planning
Dual diagnosis/mental health treatment
Medication management
Case management
Intensive Outpatient Programs
These programs are designed to help youth experiencing the most serious mental health challenges while remaining in their family environment rather than at a residential treatment facility. They are for teens, adolescents and young adults who need a higher level of care than once-a-week sessions. They attend the program several days a week for 6-8 weeks in the afterschool hours. The team of therapists and psychiatrists work with young people and their families to keep those at risk of residential and/or psychiatric treatment safely at home with the support they need to lead healthy, fulfilling lives.
Intensive Outpatient Programs help young people to develop:
Healthy coping skills and knowledge
Self-awareness
Ability to identify and dispel unhealthy patterns, thoughts, and behaviors
Problem-solving skills
Skills in asking for and receiving positive help
Partial Hospitalization Programs
Sometimes hospitalization is not necessary or no longer required, but outpatient services may be too limited for a patient’s needs. Psychiatric partial hospitalization programs allow for a higher intensity of care than outpatient care. These are non-residential treatment programs that provide different clinical services to patients who are still able to function daily, so they’re allowed to spend their nights at home. This usually involves daily individual and group therapy sessions and weekly medication management appointments.
The partial hospitalization program is the most intensive treatment available within an outpatient setting. For some patients, the availability of partial hospitalization may shorten the length of stay of full hospitalization or serve as a transition from being inpatients to living independently and to prevent repeat admissions.
How Partial Hospitalization Works
Depending on the rehabilitation center, partial hospital programs may vary in their format, intensity, and schedule. Within these programs, patients are generally required to attend treatment programming five days a week for anywhere from 6 to 10 hours a day.
The goals of day treatment programs are symptom stabilization and preventing drug or alcohol relapse. Behavioral health care professionals who facilitate treatment promote healthy behaviors and teach supportive coping skills for managing stress and triggers.
