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About the Facility
Located in Madison, Wisconsin, Meriter Hospital – Behavioral Health (now called UnityPoint Health) is a drug and alcohol treatment center for adults with substance use disorders and mental health conditions. They also provide valuable community resources, including referrals, emergency services, and medical care.
Addiction-related services at UnityPoint Health include mental health assessments, counseling, dual-diagnosis addiction treatment and mental health programs, and medication management.
Mental Health Assessment and Counseling
Mental health assessments help doctors to evaluate an individual’s mental health and to develop a custom treatment plan, which may involve individual, group, and family counseling.
Dual-diagnosis Residential Addiction Treatment
Dual-diagnosis programs are for the treatment of substance use and mental health disorders. UnityPoint Health offers their dual-diagnosis program to adults on a residential basis. Typically, inpatient programs are for a minimum of 30 days and include a mental health assessment and individualized treatment plan, individual and group therapy, medication management, psychiatric care, skills development, educational groups, and recovery meetings.
Medication Management
Psychiatrists determine if a medication may be supportive in the rehabilitation process after a comprehensive mental health assessment.
Treatment
Mental Health
Alcohol and drugs are often used to self-medicate the symptoms of mental health problems, plus they can increase your underlying risk for mental disorders. Alcohol and drug abuse can also make symptoms of a mental health problem worse. Obviously, substance abuse and mental health disorders are closely linked, which makes it essential to treat both at the same time. This specialized form of rehab is known as dual diagnosis.
Insurance and Financial
Medicaid 
Private insurance 
Self-pay options - Medicare
Programs
Adolescence program
Adult program
Children program
Elderly program
Hearing impaired program
Program for men
Program for women
Young adult program
Levels of Care
Inpatient
Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.
Clinical Services
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.
Couples Therapy
Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.
Electroconvulsive Therapy
ECT is a form of treatment in which controlled electric currents are passed through the brain, sometimes causing short seizures. Treatments are done under general anesthesia. ECT appears to change brain chemistry for the better, and has been shown to provide fast and sometimes dramatic improvements in severe mental health conditions that can exist alongside addiction, including depression, bipolar disorder, psychosis, and suicidality. ECT is also often used by those who prefer it to taking medication.
Family Therapy
Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.
Group Therapy
Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.
Individual Therapy
In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is a way of getting nicotine into the bloodstream without smoking. It uses products that supply low doses of nicotine to help people stop smoking. The goal of therapy is to cut down on cravings for nicotine and ease the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.
Contact
202South Park street
Madison WI, 53715
Fact checked and written by:
Kerry Nenn, BSW
Edited by:
Quentin Blount
