Norwalk Hospital - Behavioral Health
Drug Rehab Center in Norwalk, Connecticut
Norwalk Hospital - Behavioral Health provides addiction treatment and other mental health services with a staff of licensed clinicians who prioritize creating a safe environment for patients, offering outpatient and inpatient treatment services, dual diagnosis treatment, and family support services, and maintaining accreditation from The Joint Commission and licensure from the state of Connecticut.
About Norwalk Hospital - Behavioral Health in Connecticut
Norwalk Hospital - Behavioral Health is a hospital in Norwalk, Connecticut that provides a range of mental health services, including addiction treatment. Their staff of licensed clinicians include psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and nurses, who work together to provide comprehensive and individualized care plans for a variety of issues, including substance abuse and addiction. Treatment plans at Norwalk Hospital - Behavioral Health emphasize the importance of creating a safe and supportive environment for patients’ well-being and recovery.
Norwalk Hospital - Behavioral Health provides a range of services for individuals affected by addictions and substance use disorders. their variety of services include outpatient counseling and rehabilitation, detoxification, and inpatient treatment services. They also offer dual diagnosis treatment, which addresses both an individual’s mental health disorder and their addiction. Additionally, Norwalk Hospital - Behavioral Health provides family support services to help families struggling with addiction.
Norwalk Hospital - Behavioral Health is accredited by The Joint Commission, the leading accrediting body in the United States that sets the highest standards of healthcare. They are also licensed by the state of Connecticut and are a member of C-HIT, Connecticut’s Health Information Technology Extension Center. In addition, they have received the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval, a recognition signifying their commitment to the highest standards of quality and safety in addiction treatment.
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Conditions and Issues Treated
Recovery is not simply about stopping drug use. Recovery is working with addiction while recovering mental health issues that are fueling the addiction in the first place.
Levels of Care Offered
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Dual-Diagnosis, Inpatient, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Individuals who are suffering from severe addiction or have a high risk for dangerous health concerns are often recommended to receive inpatient treatment.
Choosing to enter an inpatient treatment program is beneficial for people who are suffering from severe addiction, or who have a high risk for dangerous health concerns.
Inpatient treatment is beneficial for:
- People who have a history of severe withdrawal.
- People who have attempted to overcome addiction on their own without success.
- People who have a history of relapse, or have recently relapsed.
- People at risk for drug overdose or withdrawal-related complications.
- People with medical conditions that are worsened by drug or alcohol use.
Outpatient treatment is considered the lower intensity level of addiction treatment. It’s ideal for early phase addiction or lower intensity addictions. It may include weekly sessions instead of daily. It may include weekly sessions instead of daily. Peer group support, 12-step programs, and individual counseling may still be involved but at a lesser frequency than an intensive outpatient program. It is a good choice for someone who doesn’t need to go through a medically supervised detox and who has a supportive home environment. It requires motivation and dedication to commit to the program without constant monitoring.
Therapies & Programs
Individual therapy involves one-on-one sessions between the patient and therapist. It provides patients with a safe environment to openly discuss personal and sensitive issues with the therapist. They find the therapist as someone they can trust. Individual therapy aims to identify the core issues that would have led the patient to substance abuse and address them effectively. The therapist can develop patient-specific customized solutions through individual therapy, which aids speedier recovery.
Couples therapy works with clients and significant others in a professional capacity to improve relationship dynamics. This can be helpful for addicts who are trying to marry the idea of recovery into their work, family, social lives – any aspect that has to do with relationships.
Through counseling sessions, addicts will have an opportunity to talk about their addiction with professional partners. These partners can offer feedback and advice on how to get sober while keeping healthy relationships intact. A good couples therapist will help addicts understand their part in an unhealthy relationship dynamic or find ways to deal with anger or resentment from significant others outside of the home.
Family therapy is a group problem-solving that aims to improve communication and relationships between the addict, their family, and sometimes friends. The main goal of family therapy for drug addiction is to create an environment where communication can occur without judgment, hostility, or blame. The therapist is with the family as they learn to communicate differently, especially with the addict when s/he is using. The family can learn to reduce their enabling behavior or rally together and support each other during tough times.
An addict’s family can play a vital part in helping them to avoid relapse because they can spot the warning signs and help them get back on track before it becomes too much of a problem. Family therapy is one of the most effective ways to help addicts stay on the path to long-term sobriety. When a drug addict decides that they want to try and get sober, it takes the support of every person they love to succeed. It can be incredibly difficult for loved ones to watch an addict go through the pain and suffering of withdrawal, but by being there with them and supporting them, they can help to make sure that the addiction never returns.
Groups typically involve meetings with other recovering addicts who can relate to one another’s experiences. They might meet in person or online and typically focus on the process of staying sober rather than overcoming a specific addiction.
In these groups managed by Norwalk Hospital - Behavioral Health, addicts can build a sense of community and develop strong emotional connections with others who understand what they are going through. These beneficial relationships can help addicts overcome their cravings and prevent relapse at any point during the recovery process.
In general, trauma therapy is a clinical process that helps individuals deal with mental stress often caused by traumatic events. The therapist helps the person identify, understand, and work through the problem. This is done with the help of talking about it in group or one-on-one counseling sessions. Therapists use relaxation, role-playing, art, and music to help the person open up about what is bothering them.
There are many different types of trauma therapists, such as psychiatric nurses and counselors. Not everyone is a good candidate for this type of therapy; it is generally reserved for people who have recently experienced a traumatic event and struggle to get over it. It is often done for children, teenage victims of sexual assault, and war veterans.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a type of therapy created in the late 1980s and early 1990s to help people with high rates of suicidal behavior. DBT helps people learn how to live a life that is no longer controlled by overwhelming emotions and urges. It is beneficial in treating drug addiction because it helps patients understand and cope with their cravings for drugs or alcohol rather than turning to those substances as a way of coping.
There is hope for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the solution. CBT focuses on the underlying thoughts and behaviors that caused the addiction problem in the first place and may cause a relapse. This type of psychotherapy addresses negative feelings common in substance abuse disorders. It helps to change them by restructuring thought patterns. It’s about removing negative thoughts and providing long-term benefits while promoting self-awareness, self-control, and healthy ways to respond to negative thoughts. These sessions can be done by themselves or as part of combination therapy.
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Norwalk, Connecticut 6850 Phone Number(203) 852-2000 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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34 Maple street
Norwalk, CT 6850
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Norwalk, Connecticut Addiction Information
Connecticut has a higher rate of substance abuse and addiction than the national average. The state ranks in the top 10 in the country for illicit drug dependence among those ages 18 to 25. In 2010, there were 9,211 people admitted to an alcohol treatment facility for alcohol abuse combined with a secondary drug. Connecticut ranked fifth in the United States of America for the number of fatalities involving drunk driving in 2014.
Norwalk, Connecticut has been one of the top ten cities for drug overdoses in Connecticut for several years. The majority of residents struggling with addiction in Norwalk are addicted to prescription drugs such as benzodiazepine or oxycodone. 10.8% of Norwalk underage residents misuse prescribed medications and 4.0% of high school students have used marijuana at least once. The drug rehab services available in Norwalk offer outpatient and inpatient rehab programs.
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