MedStar Washington Hospital Center Outpatient Behavioral Health Services

MedStar Washington Hospital Center Outpatient Behavioral Health Services

Services:
Education and Counseling Services
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Outpatient
• Partial hospitalization/day treatment

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Seniors
• Young Adults

Ancillary Services

• Chronic disease/illness management
• Illness management and recovery
• Suicide prevention services

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Testing

• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• Laboratory testing

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Seniors or older adults
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis
• Young adults
• Active duty military
• Members of military families
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Veterans

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Facility Type

• Outpatient mental health facility

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Treatment Approaches

• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Individual psychotherapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Group therapy
• Activity therapy
• Couples/family therapy

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• U.S. Department of VA funds
• State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Cash or self-payment
• Medicaid
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• County or local government funds
• Medicare
• Private health insurance

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• Private non-profit organization

Type of Care

• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
• Substance use treatment
• Mental health treatment

Pharmacotherapies

• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI