Partial Hospitalization

Reconnecting With Daily Living

The Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) combines the independence of living in the day-to-day world with a highly structured and supportive environment of a daily hospital program. It is the beginning of reconnecting with life beyond treatment and is an important step toward recovery. Partial hospitalization is for patients who are medically and psychiatrically stable. It can be ideal for those who are progressing toward independent living and outpatient care, or those who have found that they need more structure and intensive treatment than outpatient care alone can provide. Entering into treatment is a difficult and important decision in the recovery process. We believe that with encouragement and self-determination, patients can progress to outpatient treatment and full recovery.

Walden’s therapeutic approach incorporates Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Expressive Therapy, and Nutritional Therapy in an integrative manner that allows us to treat not only the eating disorder, but the other co-morbid psychiatric and physical diagnoses commonly associated with eating disorders.

The focus of treatment is for patients to gain awareness of the triggers and functions of their eating disordered behaviors, and to learn new, effective methods and coping strategies. A treatment goal is to help our patients’ reintegration into an outpatient setting, therefore, relapse prevention is an important component of treatment at Walden Behavioral Care.

Treatment includes case management, psychopharmacology, nutritional counseling, as well as individual, and group therapy. Staff supervises two therapeutic meals daily. Case managers also help establish and coordinate care with the outpatient team.

Program Description

• Patients typically attend for 3-4 weeks, Monday-Saturday
• Program runs from 8:00-2:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and on Saturday 8:00-2:00 p.m.
• Groups Include:
• DBT Skills
• CBT
• Process
• Nutrition/Meal Planning
• Expressive Therapy
• Body Image
• Relapse Prevention
• Individual coaching meetings occur twice during the course of treatment

Goals of PHP Include:

• Relapse Prevention
• Weight Stabilization and Restoration
• Interruption of Eating Disordered Thoughts and Behaviors
• Normalization of Eating
• Psycho-education re: Nutrition and Eating disorders
• Return to Independent Living
• Skills to Manage Anxiety and Impulsivity
• Skills Acquisition to Help Patients Cope With Emotional Eating Dysregulation

PHP May Be For You If You:

• Are Male or Female, 18 years or older
• Do not necessitate a hospital level of care
• Require program structure and support to control eating-disorder behavior

For More Information

For additional information on the Partial Hospitalization Program, please contact our admissions department, at 781-647-6727.

To schedule an in-service for your staff, please contact Jennifer Cedor at 781-647-2915 or via email at JCedor@waldenbehavioralcare.com.