About the Program
This area consist of four professional sections that are integrated and coordinated with each other provide clinical services. These are Psychiatry, Psychology, Social Work, and Chaplain. In addition there are five Patient Care Lines as follows:
- Mental Health Primary Care
- Counseling & Therapeutic Interventions
- Mental Health Primary Care Teams
- Brief Psychotherapy
- Family Therapy
- Psycho-educational Groups
- Mental Health Home Care
- Substance Abuse
- Drug Dependence Clinic
- Alcohol Dependence Clinic
- Smoking Cessation Clinic
- Psychosocial and Community Services
- Medicine and Surgery Units
- Primary Care (Medicine)
- Nursing Home Care
- Blind Rehabilitation, HIV/AIDS Patients and Homeless Program
- Foster Homes, Contract Nursing Homes, and Homemaker Program
- Specialty Programs
- Neuropsychological Program
- Psychological Assessment Program
- Sexuality & Health Program
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Clinic (PTSD)
- Hepatitis Patients Program
- Acute Care
- Psychiatric Acute Inpatient Care Unit (PAICU)
- Intake & Crisis Intervention Unit
- Day Hospital
- Consultation and Liaison Team
Services Offered
Mental health services provided at VA Caribbean Healthcare System include treatments for —
- depression, sadness, grief
- anxiety, worry, nervousness
- addictive behaviors
- relationship problems
- stress from medical problems and/or pain
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- emotional problems, such as managing anger
- vocational issues
- troublesome thoughts or ideas
- confused thinking
- aggressive or self-harming behaviors
- memory problems
We also provide outreach to homeless veterans.
Confidentiality
Mental health services are confidential. We will not talk to anyone about information you share unless you give written consent. Under federal law, a few exceptions to this rule exist. If you have questions, please ask your mental health consultant.
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