Meritus Medical Center
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About Meritus Medical Center
Adults 18 and older seeking help for a drug or alcohol addiction can get care at the Meritus Crisis Center. It's part of Meritus Medical Center, an addiction treatment center in Hagerstown, Maryland.
Psychiatrists treat substance use disorders and psychiatric services are available on an inpatient basis and an outpatient basis.
I want to note that counselors are available for phone consultation 365 days a year, around the clock and for crisis assessments on site in the emergency department.
Paying for Crisis Care
Medicare and Medicaid are accepted at the Meritus Crisis Center, and so are private insurance and self pay.
I want to add that a person at the crisis center in Hagerstown may need to be observed and monitored for up to 72 hours. Those hours last until a safe handoff to the next provider is ready.
Addiction Treatment Programs
A typical adult program in Maryland offers a private setting for rehabilitation from alcohol or drugs. Treatment often includes group therapy, individual counseling, and family support and may occur in a residential facility or through outpatient care.
Cognitive behavioral therapists use multiple exercises during cognitive behavioral therapy in Maryland. A combination of imagery-based exposure, behavioral experiments, and thought records can provide effective treatment for addiction and co-occurring disorders.
Through elderly rehab in Maryland, seniors can find the help they need to overcome addiction. These age-specific rehab programs address substance use disorders, dual diagnosis, and age-related challenges.
During crucial developmental years, addiction can cause cognitive impairment, increase risky behavior, and impair social development. A young adult program in Maryland can help individuals learn to make healthy choices and avoid these downfalls of addiction.
Levels of Care
The most intensive level of care is known as inpatient rehab. It involves living at the facility until you finish your program, receiving extensive individual and group addiction counseling, recovery-focused life skills training, and complementary therapies.
Outpatient services at Meritus Behavioral Health cover mental health and behavioral health along with care for substance use. All of that care is outpatient.
Psychiatrists diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders and behavioral disorders, including substance use disorders.
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Is outpatient care available for substance use?
It’s outpatient, and co-occurring treatment sits beside it. Meritus Behavioral Health provides outpatient services for mental health and behavioral health along with substance use. Psychiatrists diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders and behavioral disorders, and substance use disorders are included. That’s the co-occurring disorders care on offer.
When can you get a crisis assessment?
Counselors are available every hour of every day. They do phone consultation. They also do crisis assessments on site at the emergency department. Observation and monitoring can last up to 72 hours. That observation lasts until the next provider is arranged.
