Naperville Psychiatric Ventures

LINDEN OAKS HOSPITAL IS A 106-BED, FULL-SERVICE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITY WITH MORE THAN 20 PSYCHIATRISTS, 30 ADVANCED PRACTICE CLINICIANS ON ITS MEDICAL STAFF, AND OVER 700 EMPLOYEES. LINDEN OAKS SERVES RESIDENTS OF THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST SUBURBS OF CHICAGO. LINDEN OAKS IS ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AND HAS EARNED A REPUTATION AS A LEADER IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING. LINDEN OAKS USES A COMBINATION OF INPATIENT, PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION, INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT AND TRADITIONAL OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS TO TREAT ADOLESCENTS, ADULTS AND OLDER ADULTS. LINDEN OAKS HAS PROGRAMS FOR ANXIETY DISORDERS, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY, DEPRESSION, EATING DISORDERS, GERIATRIC CONDITIONS AND SELF INJURY. THE ASSESSMENT AND REFERRAL CENTER (ARC) PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS NEEDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AN ASSESSMENT BY A LICENSED ASSESSMENT SPECIALISTS, AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. INPATIENT ADULT MENTAL HEALTH FOR AGES 18 AND OLDER OFFERS PROGRAMMING FOR THOSE STRUGGLING WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISORDERS OR EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS. LINDEN OAKS STRIVES TO TEACH NEW SKILLS TO COPE WITH LIFE'S PROBLEMS, REDUCE CONFLICT, HAVE FULFILLING RELATIONSHIPS, AND LIVE A NORMAL DAILY LIFE. THIS PROGRAM USED DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY (DBT) AND SAFETY PLANNNING AS PART OF ITS DAILY SERVICES. SPECIAL INTENSITY UNIT IS A SAFE, STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT DESIGNED TO HELP REDUCE EXTERNAL STIMULATION FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING ACUTE AND SEVERE PSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS. INPATIENT ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH FOR AGES 11 THROUGH 17 OFFERS TREATMENT FOR ANXIETY, BIPOLAR DISORDER, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY, DEPRESSION, EATING DISORDERS, PSYCHOSIS, AND SELF-INJURY. OUR PRIMARY TREATMENT MODEL IS GROUNDED IN DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY AND FOCUSES ON CRISIS STABILIZATION TO MITIGATE THE RISK OF HARM TO SELF AND/OR OTHERS. PATIENTS ARE EDUCATED ON SAFETY PLANNING AND WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THEIR FAMILIES TO DEVELOP A SAFETY PLAN TO IMPLEMENT POST HOSPITALIZATION. ADOLESCENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH TUTORING SERVICES TO STAY CURRENT WITH THEIR SCHOOL WORK/ACTIVITIES. OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS OFFER A HIGH LEVEL OF SUPPORTIVE, FOCUSED AND STRUCTURED CARE. A VARIETY OF PROGRAM TIMES ARE AVAILABLE FOR FULL DAY, HALF DAY, AND AFTER WORK OR SCHOOL. PARTIAL PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO OR A FOLLOW-UP AFTER INPATIENT TREATMENT. THIS LEVEL OF CARE PROVIDES A HIGHER LEVEL OF STRUCTURED CARE THAN THE TRADITIONAL OUTPATIENT SETTING. OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS INCLUDING, NAPERVILLE, PLAINFIELD, ST. CHARLES, HINSDALE, MOKENA AND WOODRIDGE. EATING DISORDERS PROGRAMS OFFER BOTH INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO CARE FOR ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS AGES 12 AND OVER UTILIZING, COGNITIVE THERAPIES, EXPRESSIVE THERAPY, YOGA AND THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE, AND NUTRITION RESTORATION. USING A MULTI-DISCPLINARY APPROACH, THE EATING DISORDER PROGRAM INCORPORATES A PATIENT-CENTERED MODEL BASED ON SELF-REGULATION THEORY AND IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT HEALTH AT EVERY SIZE AND EMPOWER PATIENTS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR RECOVERY. CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY PROVIDES DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, 12 STEP RECOVERY GROUPS AND EVIDENCED BASED TREATMENT PRINICIPLES AS TREATMENT MODALITIES. THE DETOXIFICATION UNIT OFFERS MEDICAL STABILIZATION FOR ADDICTIONS. ADULT OUTPATIENT CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY SERVICES ARE PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES AWAY FROM THE MAIN CAMPUS; GENERATIONS PROGRAM PROVIDES MEN AND WOMEN AGES 55 AND OLDER WITH INPATIENT TREATMENT. OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS OCCUR IN SMALL AND INTIMATE GROUP SETTINGS; GERIATRIC PROGRAM FOR ADULTS 60 AND OLDER EXPERIENCING A RANGE OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES USES MEDICATION STABILIZATION AND THERAPEUTIC THEMATIC ARTS PROGRAMMING MODEL (TTAP) AS TREATMENT MODALITIES; ANXIETY PROGRAM TREATS ADULTS WITH A VARIETY OF ANXIETY ISSUES INCLUDING POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER USING THE ACCEPTANCE BASED BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (ABBT). THERE ARE ALSO TRACKS DESIGNED FOR SCHOOL REFUSAL TREATMENT FOR ADOLESCENTS WITH ASPERGER'S. LINDEN OAKS COLLABORATES WITH EDWARD HOSPITAL, ELMHURST HOSPITAL, OB/GYN PRACTICES AND PERINATOLOGIST PRACTICES TO OFFER POST PARTUM DEPRESSION SCREENINGS WHICH CONNECT MOMS NEEDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO PROGRAMS WITHIN LINDEN OAKS AND PSYCHIATRISTS IN THE COMMUNITY. LINDEN OAKS ALSO COLLABORATES WITH THE COMMUNITY ON SEVERAL INITIATIVES TO HELP EDUCATE AND PREVENT MENTAL HEALTH CRISES. OVER 1,040 COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA). THIS IS AN 8 HOUR PROGRAM DESIGNED TO TEACH LAYMEN THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND HOW TO OBTAIN HELP. LINDEN OAKS HAS A CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM WHICH PROVIDES IMMEDIATE AND PRACTICAL RESOURCES FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY TRAUMA AND SERIOUS LOSS. BY OFFERING ASSESSMENTS, INFORMATION, REFERRAL, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT DURING A TIME OF NEED, THE TEAM DELIVERS FRONTLINE MENTAL HEALTH CARE WITH COMPASSION, DIGNITY, AND EXCELLENCE. MEMBERS REPRESENT VARIOUS DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING COUNSELING, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK, EDUCATION, NURSING, AND OTHER RELATED AREAS. THE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM JOINS MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID AND THE STUDENT INTERVENTION PROGRAM IN THE ARRAY OF PREVENTION PROGRAMS AVAILABLE THROUGH LINDEN OAKS. LINDEN OAKS ALSO OFFERS SCREENING TOOLS INCLUDING "DEPRESSION AWARE", "ADDICTION AWARE "ANXIETY AWARE" ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY VIA THE HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE AND LINKED TO THEIR INTAKE LINE. THESE TOOLS UTILIZE EVIDENCE-BASED SURVEYS SUCH AS PHQ9 FOR DEPRESSION AND GAD7 FOR ANXIETY.