Shannon Medical Center - Behavioral Health
Shannon Medical Center - Behavioral Health in San Angelo, Texas, focuses on mental health and addiction treatment for adults. Unique to this facility are specialized programs for seniors, young adults, and individuals with hearing impairments. Services offered include both inpatient and outpatient options, ensuring comprehensive care.
Their mission is to provide exceptional healthcare to their community, serving family and friends with dedication. Shannon Medical Center - Behavioral Health is state-licensed and accredited by SAMHSA. This underlines their commitment to offering high-quality care and services.
- Offers 24/7 medical supervision in a structured inpatient program to ensure intensive care and support.
- Focuses on dual diagnosis treatment for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
- Inclusive programs designed for different populations, including seniors, young adults, and those with hearing impairments.
- Provides a comprehensive continuum of care with both inpatient and outpatient services, including telehealth options.
Shannon Behavioral Health treats a range of mental health issues and addictions, focusing particularly on crisis intervention and dual diagnosis. Services benefit adults, especially seniors, young adults, and individuals with hearing impairments.
- 2+ Accreditations
- SAMHSA Listed
- 1 Conditions Treated
- Insurance Accepted
- 3 Levels of Care
- Speaks English
- 14 Therapies & Programs
Accreditations
State License
SAMHSA
Conditions and Issues Treated
Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Inpatient, Residential, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Inpatient rehab is intended to treat severe addictions and co-occurring disorders. The length of stay in Texas 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 Shannon Medical Center - Behavioral Health.
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.
After treatment, addiction treatment can be frightening for newly sober people. Aftercare support provided by Shannon Medical Center - Behavioral Health is designed to give resources and help on a continued basis. It can involve finding housing in and around Texas, setting up 12-step meeting groups, continued medical monitoring, and counseling.
Shannon Medical Center - Behavioral Health‘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.
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 Shannon Medical Center - Behavioral Health in a controlled group environment, as opposed to a one-on-one setting. It supports San Angelo, TX 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 Shannon Medical Center - Behavioral Health 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 Shannon Medical Center - Behavioral Health
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.
Fitness Therapy
Fitness therapy is a combination of psychotherapy and physical exercise. It’s a part of holistic drug rehabilitation programs offered by Shannon Medical Center - Behavioral Health that seek to treat the mind and body. It’s particularly useful in addiction rehabilitation, as substance addiction harms the body as well as the mind. Even mild exercise can benefit the recovering person
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Location & Contact
2018 Pulliam St
San Angelo, TX 76905
Phone Number
(325) 659-7300
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Location
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2018 Pulliam St
San Angelo, TX 76905 -
(325) 659-7300
Accepts
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GenderFemale, Male
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AgeAdults (20+), Seniors (65+), Teenagers
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ModalityFamily, Group, Individuals
Listed June 25, 2021
Updated July 25, 2024
San Angelo, Texas Addiction and Treatment
Texas is one of the primary hubs for drug smuggling into the country. The border between Texas and Mexico is more than 1,000 miles long. More than 10 million residents use alcohol every year and more than 25% of those are minors. Alcohol and drug use has become so common in Texas that almost 15% of all deaths can be attributed to these substances.
San Angelo, a vibrant West Texas city, offers a mild climate and diverse activities, making it an ideal location for drug rehab treatment. However, the city has faced challenges with substance abuse, as evidenced by the 220.6% increase in drug-related mortality rates for males from 1980 to 2014. In 2020, fentanyl was involved in 59% of opioid overdose deaths in Texas, highlighting the severity of the opioid epidemic.
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