A comprehensive team approach to behavioral health services
Our team of behavioral health professionals provides comprehensive care services to diagnose and treat children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric individuals who struggle with a behavioral health condition. There are many reasons to choose MedStar Health:
- High standards for quality of care
- A collaborative and comprehensive team
- Dedicated to compassionate and culturally competent care
- A continuum of care including outpatient, partial hospitalization and inpatient
- Psychiatric emergency services
We care for our patients through specialized inpatient, outpatient, and integrated care, including assistance with medical conditions.
To help manage chronic health conditions and encourage a focus on comprehensive wellness, we partner with patients’ primary care physicians and other health professionals. We work together as a team to find a treatment plan that is tailored to each patient’s needs.
What is it and how can MedStar Health help?
Behavioral health is the connection between behaviors and the health and well-being of the body, mind and spirit. This includes how behaviors like eating habits, drinking or exercising impact physical or mental health. It is important to know that behavior health is a blanket term that includes mental health. Our clinical programs outlined below are specifically designed to help provide specialized care for each individual.
Clinical Programs
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Inpatient adult psychiatry
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MedStar St. Mary's Hospital
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Adult partial hospitalization / Intensive outpatient programs
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Adult partial and intensive outpatient program at MedStar Harbor Hospital, MedStar St. Mary's Hospital, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, and MedStar Washington Hospital Center
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Adult outpatient programs
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Adult outpatient program at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, MedStar Harbor Hospital, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center
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Inpatient adolescent psychiatry
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Inpatient adolescent psychiatry unit at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center
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Inpatient adolescent psychiatry unit at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
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Inpatient adolescent psychiatry unit at MedStar St. Mary's Hospital (ages 16 and up)
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Adolescent partial hospitalization /Intensive outpatient programs
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Adolescent partial hospitalization/Intensive outpatient at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
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Child and adolescent outpatient programs
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Center for Children and Families at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
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WISE Center at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
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Launch Clinic at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
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Outpatient child and adolescent at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center
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Outpatient child and adolescent at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
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Geriatric psychiatry services
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Behavioral Health at MedStar Washington Hospital Center
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Conditions
There are a wide range of conditions that affect mood, thinking, and behavior. This list encompasses some of the most commonly seen conditions by our specialists.
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ADHA and learning disorders
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Anxiety
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Autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders
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Child and adolescent behavioral health disorders
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Coping with cancer
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Depression
Treatments
It is important to remember that the most effective behavioral health approach is a combination of counseling and medication. For many people, early treatment is best. One of our trained specialists will complete a full evaluation to make the diagnosis and suggest appropriate treatment plans accordingly. Our treatments will address each person's needs and symptoms.
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Short Term Psychotherapy
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Medication Treatment
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Group-Base Treatments for Children, Adolescents, Young Adults, and Parents
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Multi-generational Approach to Care
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Peer recovery counsel
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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
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Parent Management Training (PMT)
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Mindfulness-Based Therapies for Children and Adolescents
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Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
Our locations
Additional information
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Connected Families: Using Praise and Rewards with Your Child
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The Impact of Racism on the Body & Mind
Research
Our team is regularly published in the healthcare literature. We are also involved in community-based research and innovation, including the Safe Babies, Safe Moms Project, a $30 million grant from the Clark Foundation focusing on maternal and early childhood health.
The Holistic Healing Arts Retreat: An Intensive, Experiential Intervention for Survivors of Interpersonal Trauma: This study examined the effectiveness of an intensive, experiential intervention, the Holistic Healing Arts Retreat, for improving posttraumatic symptoms (primary) and comorbid depression and perceived stress (secondary).
If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health, suicide-related or substance-use crisis, call or text 988 to reach the national Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Click here to learn more about the new 988 National Crisis Lifeline.