Adult Services
Partial Hospitalization for Adults
The Adult Partial Hospitalization Program at Miller-Dwan Behavioral Health is an outpatient mental health treatment
program for people ages 18 and older. They often need additional help because outpatient
therapy has not been successful. They may have had suicidal thoughts, need their
medications evaluated or adjusted, or may not have been able to manage their problems effectively for a significant period of time.
A variety of services are provided, appropriate to each individual's needs, including:
- Psychotherapy
- Occupational therapy
- Activity therapy
- Chemical
dependency (alcohol and drug problems) education and support
- Medication evaluation
- Assertiveness training
- Spiritual guidance
- Patient and family education and support
- Anxiety and stress management
Discharge planning, including a support group, is an important part of each individual's
care.
The program is offered six hours each day on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Each patient’s length of stay differs depending upon his or her medical needs. A
typical stay is two to three weeks. After intensive treatment, a support group is
offered to maintain progress and address ongoing needs.
Full Hospitalization for Adults
Our Adult Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit at Miller-Dwan Behavioral Health is a safe and
secure environment designed for evaluation, crisis intervention, stabilization and
short-term treatment of adults with acute mental health issues.
Patients must meet a medically-defined need for hospitalization, such as suicidal
or homicidal behavior, or lack of success in an outpatient treatment program combined
with problems that cannot be managed in the home or community.
Inpatient unit programming includes:
- Specialized psychiatric and medical evaluation for individuals and families
- Evaluation for drug and alcohol problems (chemical dependency)
- Psychiatric nursing care
- Social work services
- Individual, group and family therapy, including occupational, recreational and art
therapy
- Educational programming for individuals and families
- Medication management
- Life skills training
- Discharge planning with families and community agencies