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Institutions whose primary function is to provide diagnostic and long or short-term treatment services for children, adolescents, adults and/or older adults who have acute psychiatric disorders, require hospitalization for maximum benefit, and who may be a threat to themselves, to their families or to others if left in the community or placed in a less restrictive treatment setting. Services may include a comprehensive evaluation; 24-hour care in a supportive, therapeutic environment; counseling for the patient and family; adjunctive therapies, as needed; medication, if required; and an aftercare program following discharge. Psychiatric hospitals may also offer a range of outpatient mental health services.
This hospital is owned and operated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and provides comprehensive treatment, care and comfort to adults with chronic medical and mental illnesses. In general the Medical Service patients are diagnosed with a chronic disease and often have multiple co-morbid conditions requiring intense nursing and rehabilitation services for neurological and neuro-behavioral conditions….
The Geriatric Neuropsychiatry Unit (GNU) is a short-term inpatient unit for the evaluation and treatment of patients with disorders of cognitive functioning, mood or reality testing that are often accompanied by medical disorders. The GNU uses an intensive multi-disciplinary approach to stabilize patients rapidly and implement treatment plans that maximize their cognitive and emotional functioning….