Yale – Psychiatric Hospital

184 Liberty street New Haven, CT 06519
Inpatient
Yale - Psychiatric Hospital CT 6519

About Yale – Psychiatric Hospital

Yale – Psychiatric Hospital, located in New Haven, Connecticut is a private alcohol and drug rehab that offers treatment for a variety of substance abuse addictions including co-occurring mental health disorders. They offer residential care providing long term support for addiction recovery.

Specialty rehab programs at Yale – Psychiatric Hospital include age-appropriate treatment for teens addressing adolescent-specific issues, age-sensitive addiction treatment considering health and life-stage issues of older adults, and accessible addiction treatment using sign language and adapted communication methods.

Latest Reviews

Jennifer May
2 months ago on Google
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There are some compassionate nurses here who really put in effort. I have to credit the ones who work here and have done so for the last decade or so.The quality of overall care is significantly less than pre-pandemic days.I can see the cuts are apparent with my last stay compared to visits past that were truly helpful with med changes, treatment and following through on outpatient resources.My options leaving were bare bones at the floundering/cash cow Yale IOP. They used to be stellar with their clinicians there. It's just sad now. Most IOPs only benefit hospitals but that's the nature of profit winning over pain. Shame on your program with 20 year old handouts and peanut butter crackers and nonsense for "snack time."It's a way to babysit the "broken."
Bri
2 months ago on Google
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when i was there they treated me awful so not recommend.
Michael Jagielski Wilk
2 months ago on Google
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Excellent psychiatrists, excellent social workers, good nurses. Abysmal, utterly unprofessional incompetent, inept and dysfunctional management and support staff. Avoid.
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Accepted Insurance

Yale – Psychiatric Hospital works with several private insurance providers and also accepts private payments when possible, please contact to verify your specific insurance provider.

MVP Health Care
EmblemHealth
Excellus Health
AllWays Health Partners
ConnectiCare
Fidelis Care
Magnacare
Oxford Health Plans
PHCS (Private Healthcare Systems)

Other Forms of Payment

Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.

Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.

Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.

Financial aid can take many forms. Centers may have grants or scholarships available to clients who meet eligibility requirements. Programs that receive SAMHSA grants may have financial aid available for those who need treatment as well. Grants and scholarships can help you pai for treatment without having to repay.

Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.

Military members, veterans, and eligible dependents have access to specific insurance programs that help them get the care they need. TRICARE and VA insurance can help you access low cost or no cost addiction and mental health treatment. Programs that accept military insurance often have targeted treatment focused on the unique challenges military members, veterans, and their families face.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

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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.

Treatments

Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.

Programs

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Adult Program
Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.
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Young Adult Program
Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.

Clinical Services

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.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.

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.

Experiential therapy is a form of therapy in which clients are encouraged to surface and work through subconscious issues by engaging in real-time experiences. Experiential therapy departs from traditional talk therapy by involving the body, and having clients engage in activities, movements, and physical and emotional expression. This can involve role-play or using props (which can include other people). Experiential therapy can help people process trauma, memories, and emotion quickly, deeply, and in a lasting fashion, leading to substantial and impactful healing.

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 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.

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 (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.

Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.

Staff

Hymie Glick

President

Kim Dwyer

President-Elect

Vanessa Rose

Recording Secretary

Kim Dwyer

Corresponding Secretary

Contact Information

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184 Liberty street
New Haven CT, 06519

Reviews of Yale – Psychiatric Hospital

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My son was mistreated in this place and the staff did nothing to make him feel better, really this place was just a big waste of time, now my son is worse than how he entered this place, thanks for nothing, the administrators should do something with the lack of quality in t ... Read More

Reviewed on 3/7/2019
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2.4 (51 reviews)
Jennifer May
2 months ago
2

There are some compassionate nurses here who really put in effort. I have to credit the ones who work here and have done so for the last decade or so.The quality of overall care is significantly less than pre-pandemic days.I can see the cuts are apparent with my last stay compared to visits past that were truly helpful with med changes, treatment and following through on outpatient resources.My options leaving were bare bones at the floundering/cash cow Yale IOP. They used to be stellar with their clinicians there. It's just sad now. Most IOPs only benefit hospitals but that's the nature of profit winning over pain. Shame on your program with 20 year old handouts and peanut butter crackers and nonsense for "snack time."It's a way to babysit the "broken."

Bri
2 months ago
1

when i was there they treated me awful so not recommend.

Michael Jagielski Wilk
2 months ago
1

Excellent psychiatrists, excellent social workers, good nurses. Abysmal, utterly unprofessional incompetent, inept and dysfunctional management and support staff. Avoid.

Nora Moran
4 months ago
1

this place was awful. i d say about 80% of staff has absolutely no sympathy for the patients. it s unfortunate because the staff that cares are VERY kind and good at their jobs. one of my problems i had gone in for was with my eating habits. on this day, i had gotten my first esketamine treatment (i had an awful reaction that was only cared about by the nurses in interventional psych, who are all wonderful). when i woke up around 7 pm i was extremely hungry and exhausted. i was so stressed over my day and when i asked for my dinner i was told they didn t get me one and i could have someone s left over chicken. when i reminded the staff i do not eat meat i was then only offered yogurt. i decided then to just not eat because they were making me feel like a burden. the only person who cared was my night nurse who immediately brought me toast when she had learned i had not eaten in over 24 hours. i watched as they discharged patients who had clearly not gotten better at all. i watched people decline in my ten days there. there was a patient that was clearly in distress almost all hours of the day. she was never aggressive or mean, but even if she was she deserved care and empathy. i found that i was talking to her and caring for her more than any of the staff was. the only good part was the fact that all of the patients knew how terrible the staff was so we all looked out for each other. the other patients truly did more for each other than the staff ever even tried to. they are going to reply to this asking me to put my complaints into patient relations but i have multiple times. i know nothing has changed as i was told by a fellow patient who had become my friend. he was there about a week longer than me and explained that it somehow got even worse.

Tracey
6 months ago
1

This is a not a place to get the care and correct support your child may need.From our experience with our daughter, we were hoping for her to start getting help with addiction and feel safe and have someone to talk to that she felt ok with.She was given medicine that she couldn't handle, the staff didn't give her any support, more negativity than anything. Some patiey were very confronting sexual wise. There were not enough supplies to take showers. It was too much chaoticness for someone to worry about let alone getting support.Patients time with parents was in a waiting room with everyone around you so there is no privacy. Unfortunate that this is part of Yales services to the young. Disappointed Yale.

Android Device
8 months ago
2

Force a bunch of sick people to be locked in a building together. People with all different types of mental illnesses. That's supposed to make someone less suicidal? AND they don't force you to take meds, but they basically do, as you have to convince your social worker and doctor that you're healthy enough to leave. And doctors and social workers dont believe it's possible to get better without meds it seems. DO NOT take Risperidone OR Risperidone and Prozac combined. They upped the doses of both of those almost everyday and my head started to hurt and I blew a quarter sized snot out of my nose that had blood in it. I had never gotten a bloody nose in my life until then. They got me up to 3mg of Risperidone, and that was too much for me. Someone else told me that they got up to 7mg of Risperidone, and were drooling at times as a result. Please be careful

Response from the owner7 months ago
We are sorry we did not meet your expectations. Our patients and their loved ones play a large role in the perception of our organization, and we always encourage feedback. We will make every effort to address your concerns. To ensure your privacy, we have created two methods for you to contact our Patient Experience team: by phone, (203) 688-3430, or by email, patientrelations@ynhh.org. Please reach out to us at your convenience, with your preferred method of private communication.
Andrew Su
9 months ago
5

Gave the help I needed, not that I wanted. Never want to go back. But thats the point. Its a mental hospital. You're not supposed to want to go back.

Kenzi
1 year ago
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My mom was a paramedic for 6 years there and she has so much trauma from dropping patients off. She told me that the ambulance broke down infront of the abandoned part of the hospital (this took place around 2008). The patient ended up getting out of his restraints and getting out of the ambulance, he ran into the hospital and disappeared. Her and her partner (my dad) ran in after him. They agreed that she would check the top floors and he would check the bottom floors. She saw someone standing down the hall and she yelled out to come back. The person didn t respond so she walked towards them. Her radio went on and my dad asked where she was, she said she was on the third floor and found him. My dad then said get the f out you ve been in there for 30 minutes and I found him sitting by a window on the first floor, get out . She looked at this thing and ran out. Once she got to the second floor the siren s and lights went on and she finally got out. The patient said that he might be crazy but that was insane. They got in and pulled away. But my mom looked up one more time at the hospital and what she ran into and n the hospital was looking back at her.

natalie beecher
1 year ago
1

The pediatric mental health services and drs offered were very negligent in the past 6 admissions I ve had w my daughter. It s deplorable and heart breaking to see how much this hospital is only concerned w unit stability and discharge. Not actually helping my child. It s a vicious revolving door in the services both inpatient and outpatient that are offered. Takes days to be able to even get your child on unit to begin treatment and then you don t even get the help you need. Do better, our kids need help!

Response from the owner1 year ago
We are sorry we did not meet your expectations. Our patients and their loved ones play a large role in the perception of our organization, and we always encourage feedback. We will make every effort to address your concerns. To ensure your privacy, we have created two methods for you to contact our Patient Experience team: by phone, (203) 688-3430, or by email, patientrelations@ynhh.org. Please reach out to us at your convenience, with your preferred method of private communication.
Alicia B (Alicia)
1 year ago
1

Spent a week here the staff are horrible and they will make it seem like you are doing ok when you re not, where I stayed LV2 it was like a prison where you needed a yard time pass to have decent food, if not well you have to stay in your room and eat the cold food they give you. Not to mention the RACISM

Response from the owner1 year ago
We are sorry we did not meet your expectations. Our patients and their loved ones play a large role in the perception of our organization, and we always encourage feedback. We will make every effort to address your concerns. To ensure your privacy, we have created two methods for you to contact our Patient Experience team: by phone, (203) 688-3430, or by email, patientrelations@ynhh.org. Please reach out to us at your convenience, with your preferred method of private communication.
Karl Kersten
1 year ago
5

Carly Rembish
1 year ago
1

Was overmedicated to the point that my liver started to fail. I had jaundice and had to be transferred to the medical unit. The staff are also rude and the atmosphere is sterile and bad.

Response from the owner1 year ago
We are sorry we did not meet your expectations. Our patients and their loved ones play a large role in the perception of our organization, and we always encourage feedback. We will make every effort to address your concerns. To ensure your privacy, we have created two methods for you to contact our Patient Experience team: by phone, (203) 688-3430, or by email, patientrelations@ynhh.org. Please reach out to us at your convenience, with your preferred method of private communication.
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