About Sheppard Pratt – Psychiatric Rehabilitation Day Program – Gaithersburg – Gaithersburg
Sheppard Pratt – Psychiatric Rehabilitation Day Program – Gaithersburg in Gaithersburg, Maryland, specializes in the treatment of addiction, substance abuse and mental health issues. Levels of care include outpatient, intensive outpatient and day hospital support. These services are available to young adults, men, women and elderly individuals of all ethnicities and walks of life.
Sheppard Pratt’s outpatient program includes services for both clients and their family members. Clients have access to medication management clinics and individual and group therapy as well as partial hospitalization day treatment programs. Telepsychiatry, in-home counseling, life skills and vocational and educational services are also available.
Their intensive outpatient program offers a middle ground between outpatient and day hospital care. Clients see a nurse daily and a psychiatrist multiple times a week, as they go through symptom management and crisis stabilization. Clients can access this program in the mornings and evenings to ensure daily treatment without disrupting their regular schedule.
Sheppard Pratt’s Day Hospital Intensive Treatment Plan offers more acute drug rehab support and psychiatric care without the 24 hour surveillance of an inpatient program. The day hospital program allows clients access to therapy and other treatments during the day and allows them to return home on evenings and weekends. Other treatments may include psychiatry, group therapy, medication management and educational programming.
Sheppard Pratt accepts Maryland Medicaid and Medicare as well as many major insurance providers including CareFirst, Cigna, Aetna, United Healthcare and Kaiser. Due to variations between policies, clients are advised to clarify coverage with individual providers regarding out of network benefits.