Saint Lukes Hospital - Geriatric Psychiatry
Drug Rehab Center in Columbus, North Carolina
- Mental Health
Saint Lukes Hospital in Columbus, North Carolina specializes in providing mental health and addiction treatment for the elderly, utilizing evidence-based therapies, medication-assisted treatments, and holistic approaches with an interdisciplinary team focused on creating lasting change.
About This North Carolina Facility
Saint Lukes Hospital - Geriatric Psychiatry in Columbus, North Carolina is a mental health and addiction treatment provider offering long-term care, residential and day-treatment programs, and other services. The hospital specializes in addressing the needs of the elderly and their families, as well as holistic approaches to fight substance abuse, drug addiction, and psychiatric illnesses. Additionally, the hospital provides screening and assessment services, an intensive outpatient program, and individualized and group therapy services.
Saint Lukes Hospital - Geriatric Psychiatry delivers an interdisciplinary approach to addiction treatment, utilizing evidence-based therapies to create meaningful and lasting change. Their recovery program includes medication-assisted treatments, relapse prevention techniques, holistic therapies, and support groups. Patients also have access to individual, family, and couples counseling, as well as nutritional counseling and other specialized services. Furthermore, the hospital offers spiritual care and education to support patients in their recovery journey.
The hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission and licensed by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. It also has achieved Magnet® recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), recognition for Excellence in Advanced Illness Care from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and a Certificate of Excellence from the American Psychiatric Association. Furthermore, the hospital has been awarded the prestigious and exclusive status of an Academic Medical Center by the North Carolina Psychiatric Association.
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Levels of Care Offered at Saint Lukes Hospital - Geriatric Psychiatry
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Inpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
An inpatient is a person who stays in a hospital or rehab center during treatment. For alcohol- and drug-dependent individuals, inpatient rehabs provide individualized around-the-clock services. Inpatient treatment programs address a person’s unique physical, medical, and psychological needs. A team of experts assess the severity of the addiction and design a highly tailored program. typically, the length of stay in an inpatient facility in Columbus, NC is 30 days. Those with severe addiction may need to stay at the facility for 60 to 90 days.
Therapies & Programs
Individual therapy involves one on one sessions between the patient and the therapist at Saint Lukes Hospital - Geriatric Psychiatry. Individual therapy provides patients with a safe environment where they can openly discuss their problems with the therapist. The 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 setting.
Individual therapy aims to identify the core issues that would have led the patient to substance abuse and address the root cause effectively. The therapist can develop patient-specific customized solutions through individual therapy, which aids speedier recovery.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is a form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It is designed for those who are prone to self-harm and suicidal behaviors. Saint Lukes Hospital - Geriatric Psychiatry aims to help patients understand the relationship between their thoughts, feeling and behaviors and it gives them the tools to make a change. It is effective for those whose addictions and behaviors stem from extreme mental health issues.
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Experiential Therapy at Saint Lukes Hospital - Geriatric Psychiatry
Experiential therapy involves recreating or creating new experiences for the patient. Many people struggled with past issues such as memories or trauma. By creating a new experience, it allows people to work through the issues associated with those moments in a new experience. This can give them a new measure of control and can help them role play a new scenario. That can help push addiction into their past and help them begin the healing process.
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Columbus, North Carolina 28722 Phone Number(828) 894-3311 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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Columbus, North Carolina Addiction Information
North Carolina ranks 29th in the nation for overall substance abuse. Many of the drugs abused in the state are illicit, and many of these are opioids. Prescription opioids are readily available due to the high rates of medical workers prescribing them. The number of prescriptions has increased tenfold since the 1980's. Opioid overdoses are the most common type of death in North Carolina.
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