Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment in Southern California
At Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility, located close to Los Angeles, we provide acute psychiatric care for addressing symptoms of borderline personality disorder (BPD) in individuals 18 and up. Our expert team of doctors, nurses, mental health providers, and social workers ensures safety and understanding and helps you and your loved one toward stabilization. Our treatment includes inpatient psychiatric, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient options.
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.
Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder in Southern California
Experiencing BPD can dramatically disrupt your daily activities and relationships. The symptoms can significantly impact an individual’s sense of self. At Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility, we offer crisis stabilization from professionally trained experts who support you and guide you to understand what’s happening and develop a path toward stability. Our treatment center in Southern California provides borderline personality disorder treatment for individuals 18 and older.
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. Because of this, we offer acute mental health care that meets your unique needs. 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 manage your symptoms alone.
Understanding What Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Looks Like
BPD is a serious mental health condition that is often misdiagnosed. Its intense emotional and behavioral symptoms are frequently mistaken for mental health disorders like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and bipolar disorder. People diagnosed with BPD can also have co-occurring disorders (dual diagnosis). However, BPD’s prevalent patterns of unstable interpersonal relationships, emotional regulation, behavior, and self-image define it. BPD symptoms also include dramatic and inconsistent behaviors.
An emotional event often triggers symptoms of borderline personality disorder. During a BPD episode, people have difficulty keeping their self-image, exhibit impulsive behaviors, and aren’t able to maintain daily functions. The intense feelings and emotions can last for a few hours or days. The volatility of emotions creates unstable relationships and disrupts other parts of people’s lives. BPD is a chronic mental illness that requires mental health treatment.
An emotional event often triggers symptoms of borderline personality disorder. During a BPD episode, people have difficulty keeping their self-image, exhibit impulsive behaviors, and aren’t able to maintain daily functions. The intense feelings and emotions can last for a few hours or days. The volatility of emotions creates unstable relationships and disrupts other parts of people’s lives. BPD is a chronic mental illness that requires mental health treatment.
Common Symptoms Associated With BPD
The symptoms of BPD affect interpersonal relationships, behaviors, and self-image. BPD is commonly diagnosed in adolescence to early adulthood. The symptoms are usually more intense during young adulthood and often reduce as you age. People diagnosed with BPD may have the following symptoms:
- Fear of abandonment
- Self-image issues
- Self-harm or suicidal behavior
- Feelings of emptiness
- Paranoid thoughts
Get Help for BPD Today
Deciding when to get help for severe BPD symptoms is an essential step in the healing process. Contact our admissions team to speak with a representative.
Our Levels of Care for Managing Symptoms of BPD
When it’s time to seek acute psychiatric care, some may not know what level of care they need. Often, the level of care necessary to stabilize the symptoms of BPD is inpatient psychiatric care. Ocean View provides several treatment options, including inpatient psychiatric care for acute symptoms that require medical and psychiatric monitoring.
Inpatient Psychiatric Care
Many people with BPD require acute psychiatric care to stabilize their symptoms. Acute psychiatric care at Ocean View begins with personalized care. Patients admitted to Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility’s inpatient care are at the most acute phase of their BPD symptoms. They receive 24/7 nursing and medical monitoring to stabilize their well-being and medication.
Patients will participate in six therapeutic groups a day. The groups include:
- 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
Support for Self-Harm
Self-harming behaviors (cutting, suicide, or suicide attempts) occur more often if someone is diagnosed with BPD as compared to other mental health issues. There are several reasons why the risk rate for self-harm is higher in patients with BPD.
One of the symptoms of BPD is intense emotional experiences. To avoid or decrease the pain from these experiences, people can engage in risky behaviors like self-harm or suicide. Acts of self-harm, suicidal thoughts, or attempted suicide require emergency care. Individuals and loved ones in crisis are strongly advised to dial 911.
One of the symptoms of BPD is intense emotional experiences. To avoid or decrease the pain from these experiences, people can engage in risky behaviors like self-harm or suicide. Acts of self-harm, suicidal thoughts, or attempted suicide require emergency care. Individuals and loved ones in crisis are strongly advised to dial 911.
Medication Stabilization Support
Medications can be used to alleviate BPD symptoms like depression, aggression, mood swings, and impulsivity. The type and severity of the symptoms can determine what a doctor prescribes to a patient. To provide symptom management and stabilization, antidepressants, antipsychotics, or mood stabilizers are often recommended and prescribed.
Outpatient Levels of Care
The severity of patients’ BPD symptoms determines the type of outpatient care they may need. Ocean View has two levels of outpatient care that provide structured support.
Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
PHP is an intensive, structured treatment program. Patients must be on medication and stabilized. Participation in Ocean View’s PHP includes:
- Four support 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 (IOP)
Participation in an IOP provides supportive care in a safe, non-judgmental setting. The sessions are designed to increase independence and build a positive self-image. Patients can live at home and participate in school or work while attending our IOP. They will participate in sessions two to four days a week from 10 am to 2:30 pm.
The program includes:
The program includes:
- Focused coping skills
- Community reintegration
The groups are intended to support transitioning back into the real world.
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Aftercare & Opt-In Patient Follow-Up
Aftercare planning starts when a patient is admitted to Ocean View. Patients and social workers develop a treatment plan. The treatment plan is reviewed to adjust goals or expectations as a patient attends sessions. Patients in Ocean View’s aftercare will receive case managers’ support that includes:
- Case manager support
- Outpatient transitions
- Housing or facility placements
- Community support referrals
How Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility Provides Southern California BPD Treatment
The care and crisis stabilization provided at Ocean View is empathetic, secure, and supportive. Our comprehensive crisis stabilization and symptom management care supports clinical improvement. We have medical, psychiatric, recreation therapy, and social workers who provide the care essential to stabilization.
On-Site Medical Director to Help Monitor Medication Needs
Patients admitted to inpatient and outpatient symptom management and care will have their medication monitored by our medical director. Inpatient acute psychiatric care patients will have medication monitoring once they show clinical improvement. Those participating in PHP and IOP will have weekly medication monitoring. Our medical director will make medication adjustments if needed.
Manage Symptoms That Can Lead to Self-Destructive Behaviors
Managing the symptoms of BPD that lead to self-destructive behaviors includes different modalities of therapy and medication. Patients with BPD are at a higher risk of self-destructive behavior that can require inpatient acute psychiatric care. Once their symptoms are stabilized, patients can learn about BPD, its symptoms, and healthy coping skills.
Interact With Others Who Share Similar Symptoms and Experiences
Ocean View’s psychoeducational and recreation therapy sessions allow patients to discuss their symptoms and experiences with those who share similar experiences and symptoms. Patients build a healthy support system with their group members. The support of their group members can extend into their lives outside of Ocean View.
FAQs
Is borderline personality disorder a disability in California?
Yes, BPD can qualify as a disability in California. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals with BPD can be eligible for disability benefits if their symptoms significantly disrupt their ability to work and function in their daily lives. This recognition allows individuals to seek necessary accommodations and support.
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