Good health often starts with good mental health. While you and your loved
ones probably know a lot about how to stay physically healthy, finding
the best approach, support or care for your specific mental health concerns
may seem far out of reach. That’s when you’ll benefit from
working with OU Health mental and behavioral health professionals in Oklahoma
City and Tulsa.
Caring for Your Mental Well-Being Close to Home
Rely on the psychiatrists, psychotherapists and other therapeutic experts
at OU Health to help you through challenging times of life – when
you or your loved ones face the most difficult health conditions, family
or other relationship questions, workplace situations and life stresses
– or when everyday events feel like just too much to handle. Your
OU Health provider listens deeply to your concerns before arriving at
a diagnosis designed to support you as you work through your situation
and find a path forward.
Adult Mental & Behavioral Health Conditions
No matter what age or relationship status, you and your loved ones –
individually, as a couple or as a family – can find the help you
need at OU Health for a wide range of mental and behavioral health issues such as:
At our OU Health location in Oklahoma City, you’ll also find care for
chronic pain issues, LGBTQ and identity-related concerns, and marital and relationship problems.
Mental & Behavioral Health Services & Treatments for Adults
When you choose to work with the mental and behavioral health experts at
OU Health in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, you benefit from an extensive array
of non-emergency, evidence-based interventions, services and treatments
for adults, including:
Cognitive behavioral therapy – Goal-oriented psychotherapy treatment
that takes a hands-on, practical approach to problem-solving
Counseling – Assistance to handle short-term issues
Geriatric psychotherapy – Assessment and evaluation of degenerative
disorders (Alzheimer’s and others), memory and cognitive function
in senior adults; programs for seniors with mental health concerns, based
at OU Health Edmond Medical Center, including
Autumn Life Behavioral Health Program and Thrive Intensive Outpatient Program
Health psychology/behavioral medicine – Support for people experiencing
difficulties related to chronic terminal physical illness
Individualized evaluations – Extended physician appointments for
deep listening and comprehensive assessment tailored to your specific situation
Integrated behavioral health services – Problem-solving, stress-reduction
skills, coping strategies for chronic disease, behavior-change strategies,
coaching for healthy lifestyle, relationship skill-building, caregiver
coping strategies, preparation for difficult medical procedures, techniques
to improve sleep
Medication management and psychopharmaceutical approaches to care
Neuropsychological testing – Complete medical and neurologic evaluation
Psychiatry services – Psychiatric medication management with or without
psychotherapy to achieve the best balance of care for individual situations
Psychotherapy – Individual help for long-term issues; based on regular
personal interaction with a therapeutic professional
Additional Treatment Services in Oklahoma City
At our OU Health location in Oklahoma City, you’ll find more mental
and behavioral health treatment services, including:
Chronic pain and biofeedback therapy – Electrical sensors help you
learn to intervene in your body’s pain process
Correctional mental health – Services for incarcerated populations
at the Oklahoma County Detention Center
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) – Safe treatment for severe depression
using brief brain stimulation through electrodes
ExecuCare addiction treatment – High-quality, comprehensive, compassionate,
outpatient addiction treatment program for executives and professionals
in a discreet environment; comprehensive evaluations and multidisciplinary
approach to mental and behavioral problems, including individual, marital/family
and group therapy
Fitness-for-duty psychiatric evaluation – Full psychiatric assessment
and psychometric testing of all Axis I and Axis II disorders to determine
an individual’s ability to practice their profession; referrals
to psychologists
Fitness-for-duty psychological evaluation – Face-to-face clinical
interview plus psychological testing and feedback; interviews with family
and other sources; reviews of medical history/treatment records for comprehensive
assessment
Group therapy – Face-to-face interaction between one or more therapists
and a small group of individuals to explore interpersonal issues and group dynamics
Transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) – Brain stimulation to
soothe depression
ExecuCare Outpatient Addiction Program in Oklahoma City
If you or a loved one face the challenge of addiction, especially in the
context of high-performing workplaces or intense family, relationship
or personal situations, you may benefit from the OU Health ExecuCare program
based in Oklahoma City.
You’ll find exceptional, compassionate addiction treatment in a discreet
outpatient setting that means you can continue your daily activities while
taking part in ExecuCare, a proven program based on the belief that addiction
is a chronic, progressive medical disease.
Through this comprehensive, multidisciplinary team-based approach, you
or your loved ones receive extensive psychiatric evaluations, medication
evaluations, medication management and individual, marital/family and
group therapy for a wide range of chemical and behavioral addictions (gambling,
work, others), mood disorders, trauma, personality disorders and disruptive
behaviors. As part of the ExecuCare program, fitness-for-duty evaluations
and detailed reports outline recommendations about return-to-work progress
and other treatments.
Additional Services in Tulsa
if you or your loved ones live in northeast Oklahoma or the nearby region,
you can take advantage of additional mental health services at OU Health
in Tulsa, including:
IMPACT “wraparound” community-based support program for people
needing a higher level of mental health care, no matter where they live
within Tulsa County
Stress management support group
Social services specialists to coordinate care across multiple community-based
agencies and providers to meet the specific needs of you or your loved ones
SoonerSUCCESS – Community-based support program for children and
families of children with special needs; serves 16 counties in three regions
across northeast and central Oklahoma; coordinates community services,
providers, doctors, families and children with special needs
Related Services
Get compassionate professional care from OU Health mental and behavioral
health professionals in Oklahoma City and Tulsa to help you or your loved
ones cope with the challenges, problems and concerns of life. At both
locations, you'll also find a full spectrum of
mental and behavioral health services for children and adolescents.
In Oklahoma City, you can take advantage of the Terrorism and Disaster
Center, a resource-only service (no patient care provided) for improving
care and access to culturally sensitive mental health information for
children, families, schools and communities affected by terrorism and
disasters that also helps increase resilience of children for disaster
and terrorism preparedness, response and recovery.
Your Expert Mental Health Care Team
At OU Health, mental and behavioral health experts work with you as part
of a multidisciplinary team of experienced professionals extensively trained
in evidence-based treatments. You benefit from their emphasis on treating
the whole person in a primary care setting, which integrates psychiatric
and behavioral health services into regular medical care.
Your team members may include specialists in addiction psychiatry, psychosomatic
medicine, geriatric psychiatry, psychiatry and the law (forensic psychiatry),
and telepsychiatry or telebehavioral healthcare, which expands mental
health services to many rural areas of Oklahoma.
Through our collaboration with OU Health scientists, you also may benefit
from innovative clinical research designed to provide better understanding
of effective treatment, the best conditions to administer treatments,
and effective strategies to prevent or reduce the burden of psychiatric
illness and substance use disorders in the region.
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