There are 3 separate types of mental health treatment, including hospital inpatient, residential, and outpatient. Some individuals who need assistance for a mental health disorder might desire an outpatient approach because of personal obligations or because of the stigma they'd like to avoid associated with their disorder. Many clients can still maintain a normal school or work day and receive outpatient mental health treatment with complete discretion and privacy.
Outpatient mental health programs are either based in private offices, hospitals or community health centers in Rio. The intensity of outpatient mental health treatment can vary from facility to facility, but can be from daily treatment to attendance a few days a week or more. An outpatient mental health center will first do a full evaluation of the individual's medical history, both mental and physical, which includes their prescription drug and illicit drug history. Psychological evaluation is also an usual process, and clinicians and physicians will come up with a course of care that can include group therapy, marriage or couples counseling, family therapy, individual psychotherapy, etc. If the individual needing treatment also has a co-occurring disorder such as an alcohol or drug problem, most outpatient mental health facilities are prepared to treat this dual diagnosis.