MGH campus transformation
MGH’s campus transformation continues with major renovation work. Patients and visitors can expect to experience noise, hallway closures and detours around the hospital. Learn more about our campus transformation.
MGH’s campus transformation continues with major renovation work. Patients and visitors can expect to experience noise, hallway closures and detours around the hospital. Learn more about our campus transformation.
The inpatient adult mental health service is a short-term treatment service for patients who are in acute emotional distress and in need of immediate hospitalization. The service provides assessment, treatment/intervention and discharge planning to stabilize those experiencing:
Whenever possible, significant others (e.g., family and close friends) are interviewed to provide information and support.
The service is interprofessional with representation from: psychiatry, nursing, occupational therapy, social work, medicine, and pharmacy.
Therapeutic interventions include (as appropriate): psychiatric, psychosocial, and functional assessment, psychotropic medication, individual therapy, group therapy, psychoeducation, electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) and discharge planning.
Consultation with inpatient, outpatient, and community services is arranged to assist treatment and follow-up post discharge, in order to minimize and prevent relapse.
The inpatient unit also offers psychogeriatric treatment to alleviate psychiatric problems and improve overall functioning of adults ages 65 years and over. Treatment is focused on emotional, social and cognitive rehabilitation. Upon discharge patients are linked up with community supports and/or the psychogeriatric outpatient clinic for follow-up