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Schizophrenia is a serious medical illness that affects over 2 million American adults. If left untreated, schizophrenia can result in severe problems that affect every area of the patient's life: emotional, health, and even legal and financial. Complications that paranoid schizophrenics may suffer from include:
- Suicidal thoughts and behavior
- Depression
- Abuse of alcohol, drugs or prescription medications
- Family conflicts
- Inability to work or attend school
- Health problems from antipsychotic medications
- Being a victim or perpetrator of violent crime
Schizophrenia Treatment Options
While there is no cure for schizophrenia, it is a treatable and manageable disease. Research shows that people with schizophrenia who attend structured psychosocial rehabilitation programs and continue with their medical treatment manage their illness the best.
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Adult Residential Treatment
Pasadena Villa Smoky Mountain Lodge, located in Eastern Tennessee, is an adult intensive residential treatment center for patients with adult schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or other mental illnesses. The program, licensed by the Department of Mental Health, offers private bedrooms and large activity areas in an awe-inspiring mountain lodge setting. The close proximity to the National Park allows us to incorporate outdoor recreational activities into our social integration programming, including:
- Equine therapy and horseback riding
- Hiking
- Biking
- Rock Climbing
- White Water Rafting
- Skiing
Our schizophrenia treatment program includes a full medical and psychiatric work-up, therapy, assisted living, medication management, education, and support. We offer:
- Room and board in the active and inspiring environment of eastern Tennessee
- Individual Psychotherapy
- Schizophrenia Medication Management
- Group Therapy
- Family Therapy
- Addictions Individual and Group Therapy
- Expressive Arts Therapy
- Recreational and Activities Therapy
- Social and Cultural Activities
- Music Therapy
- Relapse Prevention
- Case Management
- Discharge Planning
- Service Coordination
- Educational Support
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Assistance with 12-step and recovery
- Adventure-based programming in the National Park
- Diagnostic assessment and mental health treatment planning
- Psycho-educational groups, life skills training, independent living skills training, and social mentoring
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT)
- One year of free aftercare through OASIS: Outreach and Social Integration Service
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Why Social Integration Works
Each resident arrives at Smoky Mountain Lodge with a variety of strengths. Through an effective therapeutic alliance, ongoing feedback, support and direction are provided to help guide the therapeutic process, and allow the resident to meet his or her treatment goals and regain control of their lives.
According to Dale Edgar's Cone of Learning, he has concluded that, after two weeks, people remember 10% of what they read, 20% of what they hear, 30% of what they see, 50% of what they see and hear, 70% of what they say, 90% of what they say and do. As such, the more an individual experiences their treatment, through a variety of modalities, the more successful they will be.
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What You Should Do if Someone You Love Has Schizophrenia
If someone you care for has schizophrenia and you're looking for more information, including residential and inpatient treatment options, please contact us.
- You can call now to speak with someone at: 877.845.5235
- Email: info@pasadenavilla.com
- Or, click here to go to our contact form.
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