OCD Treatment

Treatment of OCD at Walden Behavioral Care

Walden Behavioral Care is one of the few psychiatric hospitals in the country to open during the current decade, offering both inpatient care and partial hospitalization for the treatment of OCD. The Walden OCD treatment staff includes experienced professionals representing each of the primary mental health disciplines - psychiatry, psychology, nursing and social work - as well as professionals who focus on internal medicine, nutrition, recreation and other aspects of wellness.

Walden staff does everything possible to engage both the patients undergoing OCD treatment and their families to achieve lasting results.

OCD Treatment: Levels of Care

A knowledgeable, involved approach to crisis intervention and management helps OCD treatment patients and their families handle crises in a way that promotes healing and growth. Compassion and respect of patients undergoing treatment for OCD are standards throughout the program. We provide an environment that gives patients plenty of privacy, and helps them feel comfortable and safe during OCD treatment.

Walden's Inpatient Psychiatric Program provides comprehensive OCD treatment. Several managed-healthcare plans use Walden as a regional OCD treatment facility for patients with acute psychiatric distress.

Walden's Partial Hospitalization Program provides a bridge between inpatient care and independent living, so that patients undergoing OCD treatment can better make the transition to outpatient services. Staff assist OCD treatment patients in maintaining their prescribed therapy and help them make the lifestyle changes they need to make to live independently.

The OCD treatment program includes

• Comprehensive psychiatric evaluation
• Evaluations of alcohol and drug dependency
• Individual, family and group psychotherapy
• Psychopharmacological evaluations
• Occupational therapy
• programs for addicted patients with co-existing psychiatric and medical disorders
• Individualized after-care and follow-up services with links to the community
• Nutrition evaluations and interventions
• Case management

Inpatient OCD Treatment

Patients undergoing OCD treatment at Walden's inpatient Thoreau Center receive comprehensive psychiatric and psychological evaluations. Treatment of OCD at Walden also includes 24-hour nursing care and ongoing medical, behavioral and nutrition therapy.

OCD treatment patients participate in a wide variety of individual, group and family counseling programs. Group programs provide an opportunity for patients to learn about themselves by hearing from other patients undergoing OCD treatment. They gain new skills, provide and receive support, and learn about OCD and the available OCD treatments.

The inpatient OCD treatment program operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and serves patients 16 or older with severe psychiatric symptoms. The goals of patient hospitalization for the treatment of OCD are to:

• Establish basic emotional and cognitive stability
• Develop and implement a comprehensive treatment plan, including medication, therapy and nutrition.
• Begin developing an Individual Recovery Plan (IRP) that identifies specific goals, life changes and effective methods for achieving those goals.

Partial Hospitalization For OCD Treatment

OCD treatment patients attend the partial hospital program based on a schedule they develop with their primary therapist. Partial hospital treatment for OCD is designed to provide ongoing support to individuals, so that they do not require hospital care.

The partial hospitalization staff assists OCD treatment patients in maintaining their therapeutic regime. The staff helps them make the lifestyle changes they need to live independently and achieve full recovery following their treatment for OCD The goals of partial hospitalization's treatment for OCD are to:

• Increase emotional and cognitive stability
• Identify contributing factors of current distress and initiate changes to alleviate distress
• Develop and implement an Individual Recovery Plan (IRP) that identifies specific goals, life changes and effective methods for achieving those goals.

Helping Someone Find Treatment For OCD

If you suspect you or someone you know has OCD, do something about it. Seek professional counseling immediately.

For help, contact Walden Behavioral Care at 781-647-6700 or Info@waldenbehavioralcare.com.