Forest View Hospital brings over thirty-five years of experience to evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of adults with emotional and behavioral difficulties. Forest View provides services for general psychiatric illnesses as well as specialized treatment for eating disorders, trauma disorders and co-occuring disorders (mental illness with chemical dependency). Specialized treatment services are provided as an integrated part of our general adult programming.

Crisis Assessment and Referral Services
A key to our treatment services is the ability to respond to the patient, family or referral source at all times including weekends and holidays. We provide a 24-hour intake team that can provide assessment and admission or referral services.

Inpatient Treatment
Hospital services include an acute inpatient psychiatric program designed for adults who are at risk to themselves or others, who require crisis intervention and stabilization, or are unable to function in a less restrictive setting. The adult program provides a structured therapeutic environment that emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach to individual patient challenges and issues. Structured programming occurs seven days a week and includes group and family therapies and medication management.

Partial Hospitalization
Partial Hospitalization provides six hours of structured, intensive treatment on an outpatient basis Monday through Friday. Program services include individual, group and family therapies, and medication management. The program is designed as both an alternative to hospitalization as well as a key component in the continuous spectrum of care following hospitalization.

Treatment Team
Both inpatient and partial hospital services utilize an interdisciplinary team model incorporating the psychiatrist, nurses, case managers, activity therapists and mental health clinicians. Each team member has the training and skills necessary to meet the unique treatment needs of adults with general psychiatric, eating disorders or dual diagnosis issues. The staff fosters a teaching environment that focuses on individual responsibility and development of tools to support a successful discharge plan.

Patient and Family Centered Treatment
The patient and the patient's family are important members of the treatment team throughout the assessment, treatment and discharge planning processes. Emphasis during treatment is on issues that increase the opportunity for a positive transition from hospitalization to the home, school and work environments.

Communication With Other Professionals
Referral sources are kept informed of the patient's progress from admission through discharge. There is a strong emphasis on this aspect of patient care.