Lane Behavioral Health Expands with Outpatient Program

Submitted by Lane Regional Medical Center

Lane Regional Medical Center announced today the expansion of Lane Behavioral Health outpatient services.  

In addition to its regular outpatient treatment program, Lane Behavioral Health Services now offers an outpatient Partial Hospitalization Program for adults experiencing acute mental health crisis, such as major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, eating disorders and behavioral problems related to neurological-cognitive deficits and other medical conditions.

The Partial Hospitalization Program is a 5-day Intensive Outpatient Program requiring a physician referral. Depending on the physician assessment, it is often a viable alternative to inpatient hospitalization.

Symptoms may include:

• Depression: Inability to experience pleasure, preoccupied with worthlessness, feelings of guilt, regret, helplessness, loneliness, fatigue, low self esteem
• Avoidance: Staying in bed, withdrawing from friends or normal routines, decrease in daily functioning
• Anxiety: Panic attacks, racing thoughts,  apprehension, dread, restlessness, feeling trapped, excessive worry, sleep disturbance
• Eating Disorders: Anorexia  nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating, purging, rumination
• Schizophrenia: Hallucinations, paranoia, delusions, disorganized speech
• Other Personal Disorders: Attention-seeking, antisocial, narcissistic, avoidant, dependent, obsessive compulsive, passive aggressive, sadistic, self-defeating, bipolar disorder

For more information, please call 225-658-6640 to schedule a confidential assessment.