Whitman Walker Clinic/Mental Hlth and Addiction Treatment Services
Drug Rehab Center in Washington, DC
Whitman Walker Clinic/Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Services offers inpatient and outpatient services related to mental health and addiction in Washington, DC, with a team of professionals specializing in psychotherapy, counseling, and support groups to ensure patient wellbeing and recovery.
About This Washington, DC Facility
Whitman Walker Clinic/Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Services is a world-renowned mental health and addiction treatment facility located in Washington, DC. The clinic not only offers inpatient and outpatient services related to both mental health and addiction, but also employs a team of highly-skilled professionals specializing in psychotherapy, counseling, and support groups. Their goal is to provide the best possible care while making sure the patient's wellbeing and recovery are paramount.
At Whitman Walker Clinic/Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Services, they offer a wide range of services for individuals suffering from addiction and substance abuse. These services include medications, psychotherapy, counseling, support groups, life skills training, relapse prevention, and more. All of these services are designed to help clients better understand their addiction, develop healthier coping skills and behaviors, and prevent relapse.
Whitman Walker Clinic/Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Services is accredited by the Joint Commission and holds memberships in various national mental health and addiction organizations. They are also proud to have been awarded the SAMHSA’s “Excellence in Behavioral Health” award for their commitment to providing exceptional care for individuals suffering from substance abuse and addiction. They are committed to providing the highest level of care for their patients, with an emphasis on prevention, evidence-based practices, and quality-based outcomes.
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Substance abuse refers to the intensive and inappropriate use of psychoactive substances. Psychoactive substances are those that affect brain function. These include illegal drugs, alcohol, and even the excessive use of prescription drugs. The overuse of psychoactive substances leads to severe physical or psychological dependence. It also affects the social life and relationships of the affected individual. Substance abuse is treatable.
The duration of treatment at Whitman Walker Clinic/Mental Hlth and Addiction Treatment Services in Washington can require weeks or even months depending on the severity of the condition as there is a risk of relapse. Treatment options include medications, counseling sessions, various types of behavioral therapy, and group therapy in different combinations.
Addiction to prescription opioid painkillers like oxycodone and hydrocodone, and illicit opioids such as heroin, leads to potentially life-threatening withdrawal symptoms when discontinued. Opioid addiction treatment typically involves an inpatient stay at facilities like Whitman Walker Clinic/Mental Hlth and Addiction Treatment Services to make sure they get through withdrawal safely. Treatment also includes comprehensive mental health counseling.
Conditions such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder are part of mental illness. This may occur that opioid abuse and vice versa are induced by mental illness. Diagnosing a concurrent diagnosis or co-occurring condition at Whitman Walker Clinic/Mental Hlth and Addiction Treatment Services is essential to understand the addiction better.
Levels of Care Offered
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Detox, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Detox is the primary substance abuse treatment administered to a patient suffering from drug addiction. Detox helps patients in Washington, DC recover from drug-addicted through regular monitoring of medical professionals and temporary utilization medication, other techniques.
If you or someone you know suffers from a substance abuse problem, it is crucial to understand the different options available for treatment and seek help as early as possible. These days, detox centers offer several methods for drug and alcohol addiction rehabilitation and treatment.
Outpatient programs are the standard for addiction treatment. About 9 in 10 U.S. adolescents entering addiction treatment enroll in these programs, so you’re not alone in Washington, DC. Treatment is delivered in different settings – offices, clinics, and primary care clinics.
Facilities offer a variety of services, such as individual and group counseling and family therapy. During the sessions, you work with a team of experts that include: General physicians, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, and Psychologists. The main goals of outpatient recovery programs are to help addicted individuals reduce drug use and addictive behaviors, eventually becoming entirely sober.
Aftercare comprises services that help recovering addicts readjust to normal day-to-day DC activities. It can last a year or even longer. Services include individual and family counseling, medications to reduce cravings, and treatment of psychiatric and other medical conditions. Aftercare support begins once you have completed earlier stages of treatment.
Whitman Walker Clinic/Mental Hlth and Addiction Treatment Services‘s Therapies & Programs
Recovering from addiction involves recovering relationships as well. One of the most common areas of stress and damage during addiction is in intimate relationships. Couples therapy at Whitman Walker Clinic/Mental Hlth and Addiction Treatment Services can rebuild trust and joy that may have been damaged. Addiction involves everyone in the family, not only the addict.
Family roles can change in damaging ways that may require professional help to rebalance. Successful intimate relationships can decrease the chances for relapse by ensuring a healthy environment after rehab in Washington, DC.
Addiction and alcoholism affect the entire family. For this reason, family therapy is vital to a person’s recovery from addiction. In contrast to couples counseling, family therapy at Whitman Walker Clinic/Mental Hlth and Addiction Treatment Services may include siblings, children, parents, and other significant people in the recovering person’s life. Family support is one of the most important pillars of recovery.
Many people turn to drugs and alcohol as a way of processing trauma that has affected them in the past. Trauma can include abuse, neglect, the loss of a loved one and other unpleasant incidents. Trauma therapy at Whitman Walker Clinic/Mental Hlth and Addiction Treatment Services helps patients process trauma. It gives them the tools to deal with it in a healthier manner.
Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) is a type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy that focuses on eliminating specific negative thoughts such as suicidal thoughts that can potentially lead to an individual inflicting self-harm. It is useful in the treatment of patients exhibiting uncontrollable emotions, intense mood swings, and borderline personality disorders.
The term “Dialectic” means the integration of opposites. In the substance abuse context, DBT refers to accepting the patient’s addiction and working to change their thoughts and behavior. It improves life skills such as controlling the intense emotions without reacting impulsively, resolving the interpersonal conflicts effectively, and promoting awareness about self and others.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the relationship between a patient’s thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Whitman Walker Clinic/Mental Hlth and Addiction Treatment Services aims to establish a healthy response to thoughts and feelings as an alternative to turning to drugs and alcohol. It also promotes healthy communication between addicts and those around them. It is and effective therapy for people suffering with all types of addictions.
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is a type of cognitive therapy. It is based on the principle that irrational thoughts are responsible for the emotional and behavioral changes in addiction. So, the therapy starts with identifying the underlying irrational thoughts. These thoughts are then challenged and opposed logically and then replaced with positive thoughts. It also helps to change unwanted behavior with techniques such as meditation.
By imparting positive thoughts and emotions, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) makes the individual self-reliant with a capacity to handle the emotional and behavioral issues in future by themselves without professional help. This self-dependence benefits the patients and prevent relapses.
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1525 14th Street NW Floor 5-R Fl 5
Washington, DC 20005
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Washington, DC Addiction Information
Washington, D.C. has one of the highest rates of cocaine use in the country. Heroin use is also a serious problem. 21% of residents age 12 and older had used illicit drugs in the past 30 days. More than 72,000 emergency department visits related to illicit drugs. It also costs the city a lot of money in healthcare and law enforcement. Some popular options include inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment, and 12-step programs.
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