MaineHealth Behavioral Health provides expert hospital-based behavioral health care for adults, children and adolescents. Many of our patients experience serious depression, anxiety, psychosis or other mental illness, and may have a co-occurring substance use disorder. Our hospital-based behavioral health care teams are dedicated to providing compassionate care in a safe, welcoming environment.
What is hospital-based behavioral health care?
Some behavioral health conditions require hospitalization - especially complex, acute and co-occurring conditions such as:
Hospitalized behavioral health patients are treated in an environment that reduces stress from everyday life so they can focus on recovery. Inpatient mental health services may be recommended if someone:
- Has a sudden mental health crisis
- Needs immediate and constant attention during recovery
- May harm themselves or others
Services
- Crisis care and stabilization
- Evaluation, therapy and counseling
- Treatment planning and medication management
- Substance use disorder care
- Adult services
- Child & adolescent services
More about our services
If a person is experiencing overwhelming feelings of depression, fear or anger - inpatient care may be necessary. Ask yourself or loved one these questions:
- Does your depression or anxiety prevent you from functioning at home, work or school?
- Are you unable to sleep, eat or take care of personal hygiene?
- Is your alcohol, drug or medication use out of control?
- Are you having hallucinations?
- Do you think people are plotting against or trying to hurt you?
- Are you suicidal?
- Are others telling you that they are scared of or concerned for you?
If you are in crisis or suicidal, please call the Maine Crisis Hotline at 888-568-1112.
MaineHealth Behavioral Health at Spring Harbor accepts referrals from psychiatrists, crisis teams and/or emergency rooms. Learn more about how to make a provider referral.
All of our inpatient care units have a lead psychiatrist as part of a multidisciplinary treatment team to ensure the best possible medical care for every patient. The team includes expert psychologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, care coordinators and psychiatric technicians. Psychologists provide services at our inpatient and outpatient care settings with neurological and behavioral assessments.
The multidisciplinary team evaluates each patient and carefully considers the best treatment to achieve patient safety, clinical improvement, and ultimately success in the community after leaving the hospital. We offer medication-based pharmacologic interventions and other therapeutic modalities as appropriate.
