Long term inpatient mental Health Facilities

Austin Oaks Hospital offers acute inpatient care for adults age 18 and up who are experiencing moderate to severe psychiatric and behavioral problems. Our inpatient adult psychiatric services and programs are tailored to the patient’s needs, enabling them to more effectively cope with emotions and maladaptive behaviors. Treatment emphasizes return-to-work, return-to-life strategies and cognitive therapies to help patients transition from the hospital smoothly and in the shortest possible time. Our personalized treatment and aftercare plans address a broad range of needs, with specific consideration to each patient. Comprehensive assessment and treatment may include individual and group therapy, as well as family education.

When Do I Need to go to the Hospital?

Psychiatric hospitals are designed to be safe settings for intensive mental health treatment including observation, diagnosis, individual and group psychotherapy and medication management. . It is a safe place to be if you are feeling out of control, having thoughts of harming yourself or someone else, having trouble taking care of yourself or your family or if you are experiencing other serious symptoms . Psychiatric hospitalization may treat a variety of mental illnesses, including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and extreme anxiety.

Because inpatient care interrupts daily life, hospitalization should be reserved for situations when round-the-clock safety, observation and care are required. Most hospital stays are only long enough to resolve the most urgent issues, from a few days to a few weeks. Alternatives can relieve the need for full hospital care or serve as part of the discharge process and, depending on availability, may include short term crisis stabilization units or psychiatric emergency rooms, intensive outpatient treatment or partial hospitalization, residential treatment or housing with intensive long term services and supports.

Inpatient Care Includes:

• Rapid Stabilization and effective transition to home and community
• Evidenced supported Cognitive Behavior treatment
• Medication Evaluation and Management
• Individual Group and Psychotherapy
• Family Therapy as Clinically indicated
• Medication management and education
• Patient Psycho-education groups
• Expressive and Recreational Therapies
• Multidisciplinary team approach
• Relapse prevention plan