BC Psychosis Program
Related topics: Mental health Mental health and substance use Psychosis and thought disorders Vancouver mental health and substance use services
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Unique, highly specialized inpatient services to patients who require treatments for psychotic illness when other treatment approaches have been ineffective or partially effective.
What to expect
This program is a resource to health authorities across B.C. that provides unique, highly specialized inpatient services to patients who require pharmacological, biophysical, psychosocial, and other treatments for psychotic illness when other treatment approaches have been ineffective or partially effective.
The expected length of stay is four to six months.
Staffing and programming include:
- Psychiatrists,
- Neuropsychiatrists,
- Nurses,
- Occupational Therapy,
- Social Work,
- Peer Support,
- Recreational Therapy,
- Music Therapy,
- Psychology,
- Dietician,
- General Practitioner and
- Pharmacists.
Research is an integral part of the program, and patients may be offered the opportunity to participate as a subject in a clinical trial or other research project.
BC Psychosis Program at UBC Hospital (UBCH)
- Phone: (604) 822-7546