There are three separate types of mental health treatment, including residential, outpatient, and hospital inpatient. Some individuals who need help for a mental issue may want an outpatient option because of their responsibilities or due to the possible tarnishing of their reputation because of their problem. Many people can still maintain a normal work or school day and receive outpatient mental health care with 100% discretion and privacy.
Outpatient mental health programs are either based in private offices, hospitals or community health centers in Piru. The intensity of outpatient mental health treatment can be different from center to center, but can be from daily treatment to attendance a few days a week or more. An outpatient mental health facility will do a full evaluation of the client's medical history, both mental and physical, including their illicit drug and prescription drug history. Psychological evaluation is also a standard process, and clinicians and physicians will come up with a plan of treatment that can include group therapy, marriage or couples counseling, family therapy, individual psychotherapy, etc. If the client needing treatment also has a co-occurring disorder such as a drug problem, most outpatient mental health programs are prepared to handle this dual diagnosis.