UAB Center for Psychiatric Medicine
About UAB Center for Psychiatric Medicine – Birmingham, Alabama
The UAB Center for Psychiatric Medicine is a specialized facility that helps with addiction and other psychiatric treatments. It’s in Birmingham, Alabama, and is part of the University of Alabama health system, specifically the University of Alabama Birmingham. They have inpatient treatment and various levels of outpatient treatment including intensive outpatient programs (IOP).
The main treatment program here for drug and alcohol addiction is an IOP. This program uses mostly group therapy and has a structured format that’s designed to guide you through your addiction recovery. It has daily group therapy and educational sessions as well as weekly individual therapy sessions. They also incorporate family therapy, and they can help with any psychological and psychiatric care you might need, too.
Along with the IOP they have inpatient treatment when you need it, such as when you’re detoxing or are in a stage of your recovery when you’re at a high risk for relapse. They can also help you stabilize in the midst of a mental health crisis. Along the way they’ll provide evidence based treatments as well as more experiential therapies like music therapy and recreational therapy.
It’s also important to note that this treatment center can treat adults as well as adolescents. They even have specialized treatment for geriatric patients.
I think it’s helpful that this program will tailor your treatment to you and what you need. That might mean working through issues that are contributing to your addiction like trauma and abuse. It might mean planning your treatment around your work schedule as smoothly as possible. They have a team of experts, and they can help you get what you need to live a more fulfilling life in sobriety.
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1713 6th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35210
Birmingham, Alabama
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