Intensive Outpatient Program offers two groups per day, two to five times a week for patients transitioning from a more intensive level of care or for patients already in outpatient treatment who would benefit from a more structured and supportive program. Self-assessment groups meet one to five times a week. These sessions are useful during crises, during periods of high stress or to counter relapses or regressions with substance abuse, behavior or subacute suicidality. Vocational issues groups are for patients returning to work or school after a disruption due to psychiatric illness. The group emphasizes the practical steps necessary to begin working along with identifying psychological barriers to moving ahead.
Interpersonal groups are for patients with relationship problems.
Interactions in the group are examined as the context for understanding relationships elsewhere in the patients' lives. Psychopharmacology consultation or ongoing management is provided by experts who recognize the need for collaboration and the adjunctive role of medications. Program Staff John Gunderson, MD, and his colleagues have been central to the development of knowledge about personality disorders, including their diagnoses, etiology and treatments. Clinicians working with Dr. Gunderson in this service are board-certified professionals with extensive training and special interest in treating personality disorder patients. About McLean Hospital McLean Hospital offers a full continuum of care, including inpatient care, partial hospitalization, residential and outpatient services.