Adult Mental Health Services

Mental health treatment, just like other medical treatment, helps patients address issues that prevent them from functioning day-to-day. St. Joseph Behavioral Health offers psychiatric and substance abuse treatment programs. Inpatient, partial hospitalization and/or intensive outpatient programs are available for the following conditions:

• Suicidal or homicidal feelings/ thoughts
• Depression
• Anxiety/panic attacks
• Schizophrenia
• Phobias
• Chemical dependence and addictions
• Manic depressive disorder
• Hallucinations and delusional thinking
• Severe agitation and anger
• Traumatic events

Services include:

• 24-hour access to free, confidential assessments with a mental health expert
• Stabilization from life-threatening situations
• Detoxification from mood-altering drugs
• Medical evaluation to diagnose an underlying problem
• Individualized treatment plans and diagnosis education
• Medication evaluation and adjustment
• Group therapy, which enables patients to deal with issues that led to hospitalization while learning to relate to others in healthy ways
• Family therapy, education and support
• Discharge planning to assist in continuation of the healing process