There are three different types of mental health treatment, including residential, outpatient, and hospital inpatient. Some people who need help for a mental problem may want an outpatient option due to personal obligations or perhaps because of the possible tarnishing of their reputation associated with their issue. Most people can still maintain a normal work or school day and receive outpatient mental health care with complete privacy and discretion.
Outpatient mental health centers are either based in community health centers, private offices, or hospitals in Rye. The intensity of outpatient mental health care can be different from place to place, but can be from participation a few days a week to daily treatment. An outpatient mental health program will first do a full evaluation of the individual's medical history, both mental and physical, which includes their illicit drug and prescription drug history. Psychological evaluation is also a standard procedure, and clinicians and doctors will design a course of treatment that may include group therapy, marriage or couples counseling, family therapy, individual psychotherapy, etc. If the person needing care also has a co-occurring disorder such as a drug problem, most outpatient mental health facilities are prepared to treat such a dual diagnosis.