Thought Disorder Treatment in Long Beach, California
At Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility, we offer short-term, evidence-based psychiatric care for symptoms associated with mental health challenges. We serve patients 18+ to regain stability and begin the healing process. Our inpatient, partial hospitalization (PHP), and intensive outpatient (IOP) services are conveniently located in Southern California.
We Accept Most Major Insurances
Thought Disorder Treatment
in Long Beach, CA
Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility’s thought disorder treatment provides acute psychiatric stabilization for individuals in Long Beach. Our programs provide relief for patients who are experiencing severe symptoms from a thought disorder.
Our multidisciplinary healthcare team provides inpatient psychiatric, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs focused on comprehensive care for adults 18 and up, including medication monitoring and aftercare planning.
Getting Started Is Easy
3 Easy Steps
Contact a Representative
Call to speak with an Ocean View representative.
Verify Insurance
Submit insurance for verification and complete a brief phone assessment.
Schedule Admission
Once approved, we’ll schedule your admission.
How Our Program Differs
We know you’re unique, so we offer acute mental health care tailored to you. 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 and discharge destinations, as well as 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 manage your symptoms alone.
What Is a Thought Disorder?
A thought disorder is a condition that disrupts the way a person organizes, connects, or expresses thoughts, often making speech difficult to follow. It can involve symptoms of disorganized thinking, such as jumping between unrelated ideas, speaking incoherently, or disorganized speech, which may include creating unusual words, and may occur with conditions like schizophrenia, severe mood disorders, or substance use. A mental-health professional can evaluate the symptoms and recommend appropriate treatment.
Types of Thought Disorders
Several types of thought disorders exist. Each type has its own unique symptoms that disturb an individual’s thought process. In each type, thoughts, ideas, and expression are disrupted. The types of thought disorders are:
- Alogia: This type of thought disorder includes a poverty of speech or giving short, unelaborated responses when asked questions. People with alogia often don’t speak unless prompted. It is often experienced by those diagnosed with schizophrenia or dementia.
- Blocking: Thought blocking occurs when an individual suddenly interrupts themself mid-sentence. They may not speak for several seconds or minutes. Often, when they begin to talk again, they change the topic. This is common in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia.
- Circumstantiality: Circumstantial thinking or speech may include an abundance of irrelevant details expressed in their speaking or writing. While they maintain their original thought pattern, they add unnecessary details before returning to their main point.
- Clanging or Clang Association: Individuals with clanging choose their words based on how the word sounds rather than the meaning of the word. Often sentences are developed by using alliteration, puns, or rhymes and don’t make sense. Clang association is often a symptom of mania, which occurs in bipolar disorder.
- Derailment: Derailment is characterized by a conversation that comprises semi-related ideas. Thoughts and ideas often drift further and further from the topic being discussed.
- Distractible Speech: An individual with distractible speech finds it challenging to stay on a topic. They change topics and are distracted by their surroundings and internal stimuli.
- Echolalia: Those with echolalia find it difficult to communicate. They often repeat words and noises they hear in place of expressing their thoughts.
Our Programs For Treating Thought Disorder Symptoms
At Ocean View, we offer comprehensive options tailored to meet varying needs, from intensive inpatient programs to supportive outpatient services. Our goal is to provide the appropriate level of care to promote recovery and stability.
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
Personalized Care
We provide personalized, empathetic, comprehensive care including:
- Licensed Psychiatric Care
- 24/7 Nursing and Monitoring
- 6 Daily Group Sessions
- Psychoeducational Groups – These groups focus on understanding acute psychosis and its symptoms.
- Therapeutic Recreation – Therapeutic recreation support includes skills that help you find inner peace (art, painting, music, and animals/pets).
- Coping Skills Development – Coping skills are essential for managing symptoms and quieting negative thoughts and feelings.
- Patients are placed in groups based on the severity of their symptoms.
Medication Stabilization
Medication management is a key part of our inpatient psychiatric care, where medications are carefully reviewed and prescribed based on each individual’s medical history, needs, and potential side effects. If a patient is experiencing agitation or other symptoms, we use appropriate medications to help manage these issues safely. Continuous monitoring allows our healthcare team to adjust care as needed to ensure optimal safety and support throughout treatment.
Outpatient Levels of Care Options
Our outpatient treatment programs include: partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient treatment, and aftercare planning. Each level of care includes therapies that help you discover and grow into the person you want to become.
Partial Hospitalization Program
Our PHP offers an intensive, structured treatment program lasting four to eight hours. You will have several hours of group and personalized individual therapy during the day. You will also participate in holistic therapy and life skills sessions. Ocean View’s PHP includes:
- Four group sessions a day, meeting five days a week. These sessions 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
Our intensive outpatient program (IOP) is a structured level of care that provides 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
Ongoing 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.
What to Expect At Our Acute Psychiatric Care Health Facility
Our multidisciplinary team includes a Medical Director, social workers, mental health professionals, and recreational therapists – all committed to providing personalized, comprehensive, evidence-based, and holistic care tailored to your unique needs. Ocean View offers psychoeducational groups and recreation-based support to guide crisis stabilization. We provide specialized outpatient services for older adults, people with disabilities, and others, helping individuals regain stability with an integrative, supportive approach. With your input, we partner with medical and behavioral health services so you can transition from us back to your daily life.
Thought Disorder Symptom Stabilization
Stabilization for a thought disorder often involves crisis intervention in a safe, secure environment. Ocean View Health Facility’s professional staff uses evidence-based treatment for thought disorders, including appropriate medication to stabilize symptoms.
Expertise in Treating Acute Psychiatric Symptoms
Our medical and mental health professionals work together to provide treatment that reflects your unique needs, using evidence-based, up-to-date approaches.
Personalized Care
When you enter our acute psychiatric treatment program, you are given a comprehensive assessment to determine you and/or your loved ones needs.
Aftercare & Opt-In Patient Follow-Up
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 the real-world issues you face. Our personalized approach includes:
- Case manager support
- Outpatient transitions
- Housing or facility placements
- Community support referrals
Ocean View’s Opt-in patient follow-up (Patient Resource Network) continues to provide support and encouragement after you transition back into your life.
Seeking Help For You or a Loved One?
The early warning signs of mental illness aren’t the same for everyone. However, there are early warning symptoms among individuals who are experiencing a mental health crisis. Some individuals may have extreme mood swings, delusions, paranoia, or hallucinations. Others may experience changes in their appetite, sleep patterns, or self-care habits.
If you or a loved one experiences one or more of these symptoms, we recommend seeking help as soon as possible. Early intervention with evidence-based treatment can increase the chances of long-term clinical improvement. Our admission team members will guide you through the admission process to ensure your loved one receives the care they need.
If you or a loved one experiences one or more of these symptoms, we recommend seeking help as soon as possible. Early intervention with evidence-based treatment can increase the chances of long-term clinical improvement. Our admission team members will guide you through the admission process to ensure your loved one receives the care they need.
Moving Forward With Our Thought Disorder Treatment in Los Angeles
Ocean View Health Facility provides thought disorder treatment near Los Angeles. Whether you’re receiving outpatient care or crisis stabilization in our crisis stabilization unit, our evidence-based, empathetic care helps you understand your mental health condition. Our comprehensive psychiatric care focuses on stabilization and recovery in a secure, compassionate environment. We aim to reduce stress, improve emotional stability, and support your journey toward overall wellness.
FAQs
Can thought disorder be treated?
Yes, thought disorders are treated with a combination of psychotherapy and medication management, which can include antipsychotic medications and holistic therapies that are proven to alleviate symptoms and maintain clinical improvement.
What causes thought disorder?
While the cause of thought disorders isn’t well known, it may involve changes in the language-related parts of the brain or issues in other, less specific areas. However, some of the probable causes can include:
- Schizophrenia
- Mood disorders
- Neurological issues like traumatic brain injury or dementia
- Stress
- Trauma
How does thought disorder treatment help?
Treatment for thought disorders creates a structured, non-judgmental way to receive holistic care that includes several types of therapy and medication management. A comprehensive approach provides the skills needed to maintain clinical improvement, support growth, and improve relationships with loved ones.
Does insurance cover the cost of treatment?
Yes, insurance does cover mental health care. However, insurance plan coverage does vary from one health insurance provider to another. Our dedicated admissions team is available around the clock to verify your insurance benefits quickly and accurately. They will guide you through the insurance process, answer any questions you may have, and help clarify what services are covered. We are committed to easing financial concerns so you can focus on recovery and receiving the care you need.
How long is treatment?
Treatment lengths vary based on your level of care and needs. Crisis stabilization in an acute psychiatric care unit can last 7-10 days. If you are in outpatient care, you may receive care based on your needs, often for 30 or more days.
Do you help with discharge planning?
Yes, you will work with a case manager to make sure you have the support you need. We will work together to ensure you have community support referrals and the coping skills needed for a smooth transition to life outside of our care.