Adult Inpatient
Inpatient treatment is typically an essential first step in the recovery from mental illness, substance dependence or various combinations of the two, and most patients who enter Silver Hill Hospital begin here. However, we begin planning for subsequent phases of treatment as soon as the patient is admitted to the hospital. For many patients this plan includes a second stage of treatment in Silver Hill’s Transitional Living Program. Other patients, may be discharged directly home for continued treatment by their referring clinician, often in conjunction with an aftercare outpatient program in the community.
Inpatient treatment is the most intensive form of care, indicated for a phase of illness that requires a great deal of nursing and medical intervention. At Silver Hill Hospital we pride ourselves on offering a high nurse-to-patient and psychiatrist-to-patient ratio so that each patient can receive the individual attention he or she requires. Because patients are usually acutely ill during this phase of care our inpatient treatment plans emphasize diagnostic assessment and symptom reduction and stabilization, usually with medication. This prepares the patient for the subsequent phases of treatment in which individual or group psychotherapy may be added.
With the patient’s permission we encourage family participation and invite consultative discussion with referring clinicians.
Silver Hill provides adult inpatient services in three different locations, the Acute Care Unit (ACU), the Klingenstein House and the Lodge. Patients are assigned according to diagnosis and the type of inpatient treatment that is best suited to promoting their recovery.
We treat a wide range of diagnoses and illnesses, including psychotic disorders (such as schizophrenia and substance-induced psychoses), mood disorders (such as depression and bipolar disorder), substance use disorders (drugs or alcohol), personality disorders (such as borderline personality disorder) and eating disorders. The occurrence of more than one disorder in the same patient is extremely common and we are especially expert in treating persons with these so-called dual disorders. |
