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Mood Disorder Treatment in Los Angeles

Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility is a safe and supportive environment for individuals aged 18 and older in need of acute psychiatric support. Our specialized team offers comprehensive care tailored to manage complex symptoms of mood disorders and stabilize mental health crises. With compassionate, evidence-based treatment, we aim to empower individuals on their path to recovery.

Insurance and Payment Options

Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility accepts most major insurance providers, including Medicare and private insurance plans such as Aetna. We do not accept Medicaid. Our admissions team is available 24/7 to verify your plan’s benefits and help you take the next step. We also accept private pay.
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Support for Individuals Living With Mood Disorders

Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility offers specialized care for individuals experiencing symptoms of mood disorders such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, or mood swings. Our inpatient program provides 24/7 support for those in the most acute phase, focusing on medication stabilization and safety, usually lasting 7-10 days or longer, depending on insurance coverage. For ongoing support, our outpatient programs deliver structured group sessions and personalized care designed to improve emotional regulation, daily living skills, and medication adherence.

Our multidisciplinary team includes a Medical Director, social workers, mental health professionals, and recreational therapists, all dedicated to meeting your unique needs. Located in Southern California near Los Angeles, Ocean View provides comprehensive crisis stabilization and tailored outpatient care aimed at helping you regain stability and improve your mental health through an integrative approach.

Understanding the Complexities of Mood Disorder Symptoms

Mood disorders are not a personal weakness. They are a complex set of mental health conditions that derive from a combination of biological, genetic, and environmental factors. When the symptoms of mood disorders like major depression or thoughts of self-harm interfere with your daily activities, you should seek help. There are evidence-based therapies that can help you stabilize and manage your mood disorder symptoms.
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Getting Started Is Easy

Step 1:
Contact a
Representative

Call to speak with an Ocean View representative. Alternatively, you can visit our website to chat or contact one of our admissions team members via email.

Step 2:
Verify
Insurance

When you speak with one of our admission team members, you will answer a few questions while they verify your insurance.

Step 3:
Schedule
Admission

Once your insurance is approved, we will determine if you require acute psychiatric care and schedule your admission. 

How Our Program Differs

We know you’re different from anyone else, so we offer acute mental health care that meets your unique needs. With Ocean View, you’ll experience stabilization-focused care that provides structure and support without stigma. With your input, we build partnerships with medical and behavioral health services so you can transition from us to your daily life. We do this by providing comprehensive mental health services accessible to everyone. 

  • On-site Team of Psychiatrists: Our on-site psychiatrists provide medication stabilization, monitoring, and management. Your well-being is vital throughout your stay in our inpatient mental health crisis facility and our outpatient services. 
  • Case Management & Aftercare Support: Case management begins when you’re admitted to either our inpatient or outpatient program. Our case managers and social workers ensure you have a safe place to go, whether that’s housing or a facility, once you leave us.
  • Transportation Coordination Provided: We offer transportation services coordinated with a trusted provider that takes you to and from inpatient intake, discharge destinations, as well as transportation to/from our on-site outpatient programs. *Transportation is provided to patients within a 50-mile radius
  • Stabilization for Managing Psychiatric Symptoms: Ocean View provides 24/7 inpatient psychiatric care. We also have outpatient treatment programs.
  • Patient Resource Network: Transitioning from inpatient or outpatient treatment can be overwhelming. That’s why we have an opt-in patient follow-up option. You don’t have to be alone in managing your symptoms.

Our Levels of Care to Help Provide Relief for Your Mood Disorder

Inpatient Psychiatric Care

Individuals presenting with psychiatric symptoms can be admitted to Ocean View’s inpatient unit. Because mental health challenges present in a variety of ways, some of the criteria for admission include:

  • Insomnia, racing thoughts, impulsivity, rapid or pressured speech
  • Abnormal bouts of euphoric energy 
  • Reckless behavior or making decisions that affect an individual’s safety or well-being 
  • Inability to provide shelter, food, and safety as a result of mental impairment
  • Helplessness, hopelessness
  • Suicidal or homicidal ideations 
  • Psychosis 
  • Self-harming behaviors

Once you’re admitted, your team will develop a treatment plan that includes aftercare planning. Your treatment plan will be evaluated daily to reflect clinical improvement and make adjustments as needed.

Personalized Care

Ocean View’s inpatient program provides personalized, empathetic, comprehensive care. Our care team provides:

  • Licensed psychiatric care
  • 24/7 nursing and monitoring
  • 6 daily group sessions
  • Psychoeducational groups that focus on understanding mental health disorders and their symptoms
  • Therapeutic recreation to develop skills that help you find inner peace (art, painting, music, and animals/pets)
  • Coping skills development to help with symptom management and quieting negative thoughts or feelings
  • Patients are placed in groups based on the severity of their symptoms

Medication Stabilization

The type of medication used to stabilize a mood disorder will vary depending on diagnosis. For example, someone experiencing symptoms of bipolar disorder is most likely to be prescribed a mood stabilizer, such as Lithium or Lamictal. On the other hand, someone with depression may start their medication journey with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), such as Prozac or Zoloft.

An essential component of our inpatient crisis stabilization is monitoring and adjusting your medication if necessary.

Outpatient Levels of Care

Ocean View’s outpatient levels of care follow an inpatient stay or when symptoms aren’t severe enough to warrant hospitalization. Once your symptoms are evaluated, you will be admitted to either our partial hospitalization program (PHP) or intensive outpatient program (IOP). Both levels of care provide a safe, structured care that supports your symptom management.

Partial Hospitalization Program

Our PHP is a more structured level of care than our IOP. While here, you will engage in care that increases your coping skills and independence. The structured care includes:
  • Four group sessions a day that meet five days a week
  • Sessions that include a psychoeducational group led by a social worker and a therapeutic recreation support session led by a recreation therapist
  • Case management
  • Snacks and lunch

Intensive Outpatient Program

While our IOP is a structured level of care, we focus on providing the same secure, enjoyable, and compassionate care found in our inpatient and PHP levels of care. However, we also include:
  • Focused coping skills
  • Community reintegration

Continued Medication Management Support With Our PHP and IOP

After your acute psychosis symptoms and medication are stabilized, you will transition to a lower level of care, and you will receive medication management services. Both our PHP and IOP provide continued medication management under the care of our psychiatric team.
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Aftercare & Opt-In Patient Follow-Up

Your aftercare plan isn’t developed as you prepare to return to your life outside of us. Instead, when you first create your treatment plan, you start planning your transition back into the real world. Our treatment team understands the importance of an individualized aftercare plan that addresses issues you face in the real world. Our personalized approach includes:

  • Case manager support
  • Outpatient transitions
  • Housing or facility placements
  • Community support referrals

Our Opt-In Patient Follow-Up (Patient Resource Network) continues to provide support and encouragement after you transition back into your life.  

Mood Disorders We Treat

Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility’s multidisciplinary care providers use evidence-based treatment to stabilize your mood disorder symptoms. The mood disorders we treat include:
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Depressive episodes
  • Manic episodes
  • Extreme mood swings
  • Anxiety disorders

Manage Symptoms Related to Specific Mood Disorders

It is possible to manage your mood disorder-related symptoms. At Ocean View, we use integrative care to treat not only the symptoms but the whole person. A comprehensive approach to symptom management includes:
  • Therapy
  • Medication 
  • Proper nutrition
  • Exercise
  • Stress management
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Knowing if Acute Psychiatric Care Is Right for My Mood Disorder

The decision to seek help for your mood disorder can be challenging. You should get help if symptoms such as a loss of interest in activities you enjoyed, social isolation, or a significantly elevated mood occur. Additionally, if you have thoughts of self-harm, you should seek help immediately.

Is Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility Right for You?

Our dedicated team is available 24/7 to answer your questions, assist with the intake process, and guide you towards the appropriate level of care. We are committed to making your transition as smooth and stress-free as possible.

FAQs

Does my insurance cover the cost of treatment?

Yes, insurance does cover the cost of mood disorder treatment. While coverage can vary from one provider to another, Ocean View’s knowledgeable admission team members can help you through the verification process. 

We would love to help.