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978-463-1066 Psychiatric Services for ages 16 and above Mary Lord, Director of Psychiatric Services, Anna Jaques Hospital 978-834-8448 Anna Jaques Hospital Child Psychiatric Unit for ages 4-15 Whit Inzer, Program Director, Amesbury Health Center 978-521-7777 Crisis Team (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assess what kind of care you will need including in-patient care) MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (FOR AGES 16 AND UP) The Anna Jaques Hospital Mental Health Unit has provided a continuum of mental health services for twenty-three years. We provide you and your family professional care with some of the areas most experienced practitioners. Our unit provides its patients with confidentiality and is available for adults on an in-patient and partial hospitalization basis. In-patient Units for Patients In-patient care at the Anna Jaques Mental Health Unit continues to be an important resource for the patient who is in need of emergent stabilization and immediate comprehensive psychiatric assessment. We provide brief, acute in-patient care to adults and adolescents from the age of 16 and up with a broad spectrum of psychiatric problems such as mood disorders, psychotic disorders, substance abuse, trauma, developmental disorders and disruptive behavior disorders. The in-patient program is a 20-bed acute care unit located at Anna Jaques Hospital. This co-ed unit contains 12 patient single and double rooms and three common areas. Partial Hospitalization Partial Hospitalization is a structured program of active treatment for psychiatric care that is more intense than the care you get in your doctor's or therapist's office. Services Offered Utilizing a multidisciplinary staff, both the in-patient and partial hospitalization programs approach treatment with a comprehensive view. Each patient is assigned to a treatment team consisting of a psychiatrist, nurse, social worker, counselor and occupational therapist. A full range of services is offered including: Assessment Stabilization of psychiatric symptoms Coping Skills Family intervention Aftercare planning Clinical services and treatments may include: Comprehensive and multidisciplinary evaluation Psychological and brief neuropsychological assessment Psychopharmacologic evaluation and management Crisis-oriented intensive family therapy Consultation to schools and residential programs Case management and collaboration with outpatient clinicians, family and other community agencies to facilitate an integrated approach, to establish comprehensive transition plans and to promote functioning Individual therapy Group psychotherapy Dual Diagnosis Program Our multidisciplinary team offers a range of specialist expertise and works collaboratively with mental health and drug treatment services to individuals with mental illness and substance use problems. The aim of the program is to focus on two important aspects: Treatment of alcohol and drug abuse, and treatment of mental health issues to improve health outcomes of individuals with a dual diagnosis. ECT treatments Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) ECT treatments Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is a procedure used for in-patients and out-patients to treat severe depression. It is generally reserved for people in whom symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, or suicidal thoughts could be harmful or even life-threatening. ECT may be used for severe depression when other treatments, such as psychotherapy and antidepressant medications, have failed. ECT is staffed by psychiatrists, registered nurses and anesthesiologists. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (FOR CHILDREN AGES 4-15) Within a safe, nurturing, structured hospital setting, the Anna Jaques Hospital Child Psychiatric Unit, located at the Amesbury Health Center, provides care to children in crisis who are diagnosed with a mental illness. Our philosophy of care includes: Recognizing the importance of caring for the whole child: mind, body and spirit. Believing that all children and families have the potential for emotional growth. Using a child and family's individual strengths to promote emotional health and improvement in functioning. Working as a team, in alliance with the child, family, and any agencies or treatment providers involved. Our overarching goal is to help improve a child's ability to function within the community. Program and Treatment Overview The Anna Jaques Hospital Child Psychiatric Unit, is an in-patient treatment unit that has 12 beds, an outdoor play area and a comfort room that creates a soothing and peaceful space for the safety and privacy required for the children that participate in the program. Once the child arrives at the unit a treatment plan is implemented. The plan lists the child's strengths and difficulties, why the child was brought in, the goals for treatment and how the practitioners and family will work together to meet these goals. Treatment plans help the staff, the child, and their families work together on the same problem with the same goals in mind. The child's treatment plan is started by the treatment team which consists of a psychiatrist, nurse, social worker, mental health worker and occupational therapist during the first 1-2 days on the unit. The family's input is crucial. The child's therapist will discuss the treatment plan with the family and will give the family an opportunity to add issues and/or address all concerns. Within 24 hours a psychiatrist will talk with the child and conduct a history and physical examination. The child's therapist will meet with the patient and the family on an ongoing basis through-out the stay. Daily activities will include meals, free/play time, and therapeutic group meetings. Therapeutic group meetings include: music therapy, goals group, anger management, art therapy, relaxation group, cooperative games group, and substance abuse group. During the child's stay the family is welcome to visit with them between the hours of 8:30 am and 7:30 pm. The treatment team begins planning the child's discharge on the day he or she is admitted. Discharge planning is done simultaneously with treatment planning due to brief and intensive hospital stays. The child will be discharged from the unit when the treatment team and family decide that he or she no longer requires intensive care. Community Mental Health Events Events are scheduled throughout the year. Admission is free to the public. Call 978-463-1175 for information on upcoming activities. Check our Events page for upcoming events. For your convenience we have a complete listing of physicians under Mental Health in our Find a Physician section.