Modum Bad is part of the deaconate of the Christian church and is based on a Christian view of man. Intrinsic to this is a fundamental conception of the equality and equal rights of all human beings. Modum Bad is open to all, irrespective of religious or political persuasion or ethnic background.
Great emphasis is placed on safeguarding the personel integrity of patients.
Modum Bad's therapeutic philosophy is based on a holistic approach to human needs and encompasses perspectives from psychology, social psychiatry and biology, as well as spiritual and cultural perspectives. Our principal approach is psychotherapy, with an open attitude to different theoretical frames of reference. In group as well as in induvidual therapy we seek to help the patients towards a radical change in the conflicts and patterns of reaction wich cause distress. Therapy in local psychiatric facilities should have been triend before admittance to Modum Bad is considered. The evaluation procedure for admittance usually includes a personal account from the patient and a screening interview.