Mental Health Center: Atlanta VAMC Mental Health (116A)

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Atlanta VAMC Mental Health (116A) Mental Health - Decatur, Georgia

Name: Atlanta VAMC Mental Health (116A)

Address: 1670 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA

State: Georgia

City: Decatur

Zip: 30033

Facility Type

Atlanta VAMC Mental Health (116A) provides the following mental health rehabilitation services in Decatur, Georgia.

  • Mental Health Rehab Center
  • Dual Diagnosis Rehabilitation Center

Atlanta VAMC is run by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Service Settings (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

Atlanta VAMC Mental Health (116A) provides treatment in the following settings:

  • Hospital inpatient mental health treatment
  • Outpatient mental health rehabiliation

Emergency Mental Health Services

Atlanta VAMC Mental Health (116A) provides the following emergency mental health treatment and services:

  • Crisis intervention team
  • Psychiatric emergency onsite services
  • Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Mental Health Treatment Approaches

Atlanta VAMC Mental Health (116A) utilizes the following treatment approaches:

  • Activity therapy
  • Behavior modification
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Couples/family therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Electroconvulsive therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Integrated dual disorders treatment
  • Individual psychotherapy
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
  • Trauma therapy

Payment Information

  • Private Insurance
  • Cash or Self Payment
  • U.S. Department of VA funds

Special Programs / Groups Offered

Information regarding specialty programs and groups offered at Atlanta VAMC Mental Health (116A):

  • Seniors or older adults
  • Seniors or older adults
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ) clients
  • Veterans
  • Active duty military
  • Active duty military
  • Military families
  • Persons with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
  • Persons with HIV or AIDS
  • Persons who have experienced trauma
  • Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
  • Persons with Alzheimer's or dementia
  • Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Persons with serious mental illness (SMI)

Screening & Testing

Atlanta VAMC Mental Health (116A) offers the following screening and testing services to mental health clients:

  • HIV testing
  • Screening for Hepatitis B
  • Screening for Hepatitis C
  • TB Screening

Ancillary Services

Atlanta VAMC Mental Health (116A) provides the following ancillary services in addition to mental health treatment:

  • Case management
  • Diet and exercise counseling
  • Education services
  • Family psychoeducation
  • Housing services
  • Intensive case management
  • Illness management and recovery
  • Integrated primary care services
  • Legal advocacy
  • Mentoring/peer support/consumer-run services
  • Psychosocial rehabilitation services
  • Supported employment
  • Supported housing
  • Suicide prevention services
  • Therapeutic foster care
  • Vocational rehabilitation services

Pharmacotherapies & Medications

Atlanta VAMC Mental Health (116A) utilizes the following pharmacotherapies & medications in the treatment process:

  • Chlorpromazine (Thorazine®)
  • Fluphenazine (Prolixin®)
  • Haloperidol (Haldol®)
  • Loxapine (Loxitane®)
  • Perphenazine (Trilafon/Etrafon/Triavil/Triptafen®)
  • Prochlorperazine (Compazine/Compro®)
  • Thiothixene (Navane®)
  • Thioridazine (Mellaril/Melleril®)
  • Trifluoperazine (Stelazine®)
  • Aripiprazole (Abilify®)
  • Asenapine (Saphris/Sycrest®)
  • Clozapine (Clozaril®)
  • Lurasidone (Latuda®)
  • Olanzapine (Zyprexa®)
  • Paliperidone (Invega Trinza®)
  • Quetiapine (Seroquel®)
  • Risperidone (Risperdal®)
  • Ziprasidone (Geodon®)

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