West Palm Beach VAMC - St
Drug Rehab Center in Port Saint Lucie, Florida
- Mental Health
- Dual Diagnosis
The West Palm Beach VAMC - St provides comprehensive health care and a range of addiction treatment services, including dual-diagnosis care and individualized aftercare support, that is accessible through private insurance plans.
About This Florida Facility
Located in Port St. Lucie, FL, the West Palm Beach VAMC - St. Lucie County PTSD Clinical Team OP Program focuses on Mental Health Care, specifically PTSD treatment for veterans. The center stands out for its specialized treatment for veterans struggling with combat or sexual trauma, offering tailored care that encompasses mental health, community integration, and family counseling.
- Specialized PTSD treatment that addresses the unique challenges faced by veterans.
- Offers Telehealth services, making healthcare accessible through advanced technology.
- Provides comprehensive services including Family Education and Counseling, and Medication Management.
Accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and certified by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), this facility is dedicated to delivering quality care and excellent customer service. Their team is committed to improving veterans' health and well-being through exceptional health care services.
The center treats a variety of issues beyond PTSD, including Dual Diagnosis, Drug Addiction, Substance Abuse, Alcoholism, and Opioid Addiction. Offering multiple levels of care, from outpatient to partial-hospitalization, they ensure a personalized approach to treatment for each veteran.
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Conditions and Issues Treated
A dual-diagnosis describes two medical issues that are happening at the same time. They may or may not be related. Over 50% of people with an addiction in Florida have another mental health condition. Screening for both addiction and any untreated mental health issue is essential, and individually managed by West Palm Beach VAMC - St.
Levels of Care Offered at West Palm Beach VAMC - St
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Dual-Diagnosis, Outpatient, Residential, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient’s individual requirements.
Aftercare support refers to the follow-up care provided after the initial rehab program. The quality of aftercare support plays an important role in preventing relapses and sustains recovery. Aftercare support at West Palm Beach VAMC - St is personalized according to the needs of the patient in Florida.
Therapies & Programs
Individual therapy refers to one-on-one psychotherapy between a patient and their West Palm Beach VAMC - St therapist. Individual therapy seeks to help identify the issues that drive and contribute to a client’s addiction or alcoholism. Another goal of individual counseling is to assist the client to learn how to manage their lives without alcohol or drugs.
Therapy for couples decreases unhealthy behavior in a relationship that can trigger addiction. Either, or both, members of the couple will be improved by this. This treatment administered by West Palm Beach VAMC - St still targets addiction and can also make a relationship healthier through a variety of methods.
Group therapy occurs in a group setting as opposed to a one on one setting. It benefits patients by providing a feeling of support and letting them know they are not alone. Patients at West Palm Beach VAMC - St also learn to build trust and understanding and gain perspective through discussions.
After experiencing trauma, it’s crucial to look for a facility that can provide trauma therapy. This approach zeroes in on the traumatic incidents that a patient has encountered in the past, recent or not. It’s been widely known that trauma can make an individual resort to alcohol or other substances to mask their troubles and pain. Trauma can originate from domestic violence, sexual abuse, an early encounter with death, sexual assault, and many more. The goal of trauma therapy at West Palm Beach VAMC - St in Port Saint Lucie, FL is to help the patient see beyond the trauma and move forward. Mental health professionals will facilitate the patient’s journey and see to it that he or she is no longer a victim of his or her traumatic experiences and has wholly regained his or her personal power.
Most individuals suffering from addiction have low self-awareness, so they end up making poor decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is suitable for patients recovering from an addiction of any kind. Through it, patients become more aligned with their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, giving them a better opportunity to respond appropriately to temptations and negative feelings.
This therapy modality at West Palm Beach VAMC - St in Port Saint Lucie, FL strengthens a person’s ability to stay on top of their emotional state and learn new stress management techniques so they won’t give in to the temptations easily. Moreover, CBT helps people communicate and express their emotions well, which can be vital in relapse management. CBT is also suitable for managing co-occurring disorders like depression and bipolar illness.
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Port Saint Lucie, Florida Addiction Information
Florida is one of the nation's epicenters for substance abuse and drug-related overdoses. In 2014, around 410,000 Florida residents were addicted to drugs and alcohol. Over the last 10 years, 12% of all deaths in the state were attributed to substance abuse. Treatment admissions for alcohol reached 24,329 patients in 2016, and 2.5% of Florida high school students admitted to using crack cocaine.
20% of residents in Port Saint Lucie, FL, have used or misused prescription painkillers at least once within a year. 1 out of every 5 high school students has recently taken painkillers without a doctor's permission. People in Port St Lucie tend to abuse drugs more than those in the state as a whole. Many drug rehab centers in Port Saint Lucie, offer a range of services, including detoxification and counseling.
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