Flushing Hospital - Psychiatric Inpatient Unit
Drug Rehab Center in Flushing, New York
Flushing Hospital's Psychiatric Inpatient Unit offers comprehensive mental health care services, including dual-diagnosis treatment, therapy, NRT, and electroconvulsive therapy, and long-term residential care, with a commitment to providing high-quality care in a safe and welcoming environment.
About This Flushing, NY Facility
Flushing Hospital - Psychiatric Inpatient Unit is an addiction treatment facility located in Flushing, New York. Founded in 1884, this facility offers comprehensive care for individuals suffering from dual diagnosis, mental health disorders, drug addiction, opioid addiction, alcoholism, and substance abuse. Flushing Hospital - Psychiatric Inpatient Unit is accredited by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and accepts private health insurance. Affiliated with Flushing Hospital, this facility provides a range of services including dual diagnosis treatment, inpatient care, detoxification, and aftercare support.
At Flushing Hospital - Psychiatric Inpatient Unit, individuals can access a variety of services to address their addiction and substance abuse issues. The facility specializes in dual diagnosis treatment, providing comprehensive care for individuals with co-occurring mental health disorders and addiction. They offer inpatient services, allowing patients to receive 24/7 medical supervision and support in a safe environment. Additionally, Flushing Hospital - Psychiatric Inpatient Unit provides detoxification services to help individuals safely and comfortably withdraw from substances. Following treatment, the facility offers aftercare support to assist individuals in maintaining their recovery and preventing relapse.
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Conditions and Issues Treated
People with dual diagnosis have coexisting addiction and a mental disorder. 9.2 million US adults had a co-occurring disorder in 2018, so not just limited to New York residents. Best treatment combines medication, psychotherapy (talk therapy), support group, and inpatient rehabilitation. Sometimes, complementary therapies – yoga, massage, and acupuncture – may also be used.
Levels of Care Offered
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Dual-Diagnosis, Inpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Inpatient rehab is intended to treat severe addictions and co-occurring disorders. The length of stay in New York varies from four weeks to six months according to the individual needs. Inpatient rehab ensures that the patient stays in a substance-free environment at Flushing Hospital - Psychiatric Inpatient Unit.
Flushing Hospital - Psychiatric Inpatient Unit‘s Therapies & Programs
Individual therapy aims to identify the core issues that would have led the patient to substance abuse and address the root cause effectively. Patients find the therapist as a person who they can trust. It helps them to open up and discuss personal and sensitive issues, which they may not be comfortable discussing in a group.
Couples therapy is an approach wherein the patients and their partners are engaged together as a part of the treatment process. When a person becomes a victim of substance abuse, it affects the patient and the people around him, particularly his partner. Their relationship can become strained due to lack of communication, financial issues, loss of trust, lack of intimacy, and physical abuse in more severe cases.
Couples therapy addresses these issues and tries to rebuild the trust between the partners. The partner’s involvement in the process will result in greater chances of treatment success and sustained recovery.
Family therapy is a set of therapeutic approaches that assumes that the entire family is a system. It utilizes the strengths and resources of the family to help the patient refrain from resorting to substance abuse. It helps to repair relationships and improve communication between family members.
Group therapy happens at Flushing Hospital - Psychiatric Inpatient Unit in a controlled group environment, as opposed to a one-on-one setting. It supports Flushing, NY patients’ recovery by offering a sense of comfort and letting them know that they are not alone. Through shared conversations, patients also learn to develop faith and understanding and gain insight on their addictions.
Unresolved trauma is often a key reason why many patients resorted to substance abuse. Trauma therapy refers to treatment wherein specialist therapists help the patients to resolve the trauma that led the patients to substance abuse. The trauma could be physical abuse, sexual abuse, war, natural disasters, divorce, accident, loss of a loved one, etc. Thinking of these traumatic events causes emotional disturbances like anxiety, depression and results in addiction. If trauma is the primary cause of substance abuse, then both issues must be addressed. Otherwise, there is a risk of relapse. Trauma therapy also improves the cognitive functions and provides long term benefits.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an improved version of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). DBT is a treatment of choice for people suffering from self-harming behaviors characterized by cutting and suicidal thoughts or inclinations.
This treatment is developed to help individuals recognize their thought patterns, behaviors, and feelings. It has demonstrated its effectiveness for people that are finding it difficult to control their emotions and urges. Conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and borderline personality disorder also benefit from DBT as it imparts individuals stress-management techniques and enhanced self-esteem so they can sustain their sobriety by reducing the impact of triggers and out-of-control emotions.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a way of addressing concerns through talking. It can be used in individual counseling sessions. Talking through issues with professionals at Flushing Hospital - Psychiatric Inpatient Unit can identify sources of discomfort or unhealthy thoughts. It is a way of learning about yourself and your individual perceptions. CBT is a healthy way of addressing some behaviors which may be bringing unintended consequences in your life.
Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is a treatment that helps people to quit smoking. NRT reduces the withdrawal symptoms by giving nicotine in low doses. It is safe for most adults, teens and pregnant women should not undergo NRT. Research shows that the use of NRT doubles the chances of quitting smoking.
Patient Experience
Experiential Therapy at Flushing Hospital - Psychiatric Inpatient Unit
Experiential therapy works on the principle that the perception of individuals determines their behavior. It is different from medication and talk therapy and suits those who have difficulty in expressing themselves and interact. Experiential therapy works by using tools and activities to recreate past experiences and encourages the release of suppressed thoughts that were responsible for the negative feelings and drug addiction.
Role-playing, arts and crafts, music, animal care, rock climbing, etc. are some of the activities used in this therapy. Gradually the individual will experience calmness and love and change their perception positively. Other than drug addiction, Experiential therapy is useful in various behavioral and eating disorders.
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45th Ave
Flushing, NY 11355
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Flushing, New York Addiction Information
More than 2 million New Yorkers are currently suffering from some type of substance abuse and many of those are minors. Alcohol abuse, in particular, is prevalent among those underage. As a result of the high prices and regulation of prescription drugs, many New Yorkers turn to heroin instead. This has led to a serious heroin epidemic in the state.
In Flushing, NY, it is estimated that 6,000 people are struggling with an addiction to drugs or alcohol. From 2016 to 2017, the number of overdose deaths involving opioids in Flushing increased by 34%. The cost of healthcare has risen sharply as more residents need treatment for drug-related illnesses. With the help of a professional, you can find the facility that best meets your needs and begin on the path to recovery.
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