Adult Services
The Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Program at Carrier Clinic provides inpatient short-term
crisis stabilization for adults experiencing psychiatric or emotional difficulties. The goal
of the Adult Psychiatric Program is to provide the highest quality and progressive behavioral
healthcare and dual diagnosis services in a safe, structured therapeutic environment through
an integrative, highly skilled multi-disciplinary treatment approach. Each patient has an
individualized treatment plan, and works with clinical staff to stabilize symptoms and develop
the coping skills needed to return safely to the community. Patient and family education
are important components of the treatment process.
Treatment Focus
The Adult Psychiatric and Addictions Program is designed for adults experiencing one or more of the following:
- Mood disorders
- Anxiety disorders
- Thought disorders
- Post traumatic stress disorder
- Psychiatric manifestations of medical conditions
Dual Diagnosis Program
The Dual Diagnosis Program offers short-term critical care intervention
to patients with co-occurring disorders. The primary focus of the dual
diagnosis programming is psychiatric counseling for patients with
disorders such as depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder. A framework
is designed to give particular attention to addictive and compulsive
behaviors.
Acute Care Unit
The Psychiatric Acute Care Unit (ACU) specializes in the treatment of individuals
in need of acute crisis stabilization of psychiatric illnesses. The goal of treatment
is to stabilize psychiatric symptoms and transition patients to the most appropriate
level of care, ranging from long-term hospitalization to reintegration into the
community. The unit is able to accept committed as well as voluntary patients.
Our safe and highly structured setting is maintained by a high staff-to-patient ratio
and continuous individual assessments. A special precaution system enables varying
levels of observation for patients exhibiting high-risk behaviors, such as suicidal
ideation and assaultiveness. The crisis intervention specialists and ACU staff are
specifically trained in the early detection of escalating tension and use appropriate
intervention skills to prevent crisis situations from occurring.