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Behavioral Health

Inpatient Psychiatric Services

LaSalle Behavioral Health is the inpatient psychiatric unit at Good Samaritan. Our 20-bed crisis stabilization unit is for those 18 years and older with a serious mental illnesses ranging from, but not limited to, depression, suicidal ideation, bi-polar disorder, and psychosis. Crisis Stabilization Units are short-term treatment units that provide immediate care to individuations experiencing a mental health or substance use disorder crisis. The goal of the crisis stabilization units is to quickly stabilize the individual, often within 72 hours, refer that individual to outpatient programming and to begin a medication plan that is safe, easy and effective for the patient.

The LaSalle Behavioral Health Unit utilizes a team concept for treatment that consists of social workers, case managers, nurses, patient care technicians, activities coordinators, residents and physicians to provide safe, effective, and compassionate care for the patients.

For more information regarding the LaSalle Behavioral Health Unit please call (812) 885-3292.

Outpatient Psychiatry Services

Psychiatry Residency Clinic

Through a partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine, Good Samaritan offers a Psychiatry Residency Clinic. These residents have graduated medical school with their medical degrees and are undergoing specialized training in psychiatry. Our resident physicians are actively involved in research of the latest methods and the therapies for treatment of mental and behavioral illnesses.

Resident physicians work with a board-certified psychiatrist on all cases. When you choose Good Samaritan's Indiana University Psychiatry Residency Clinic, you are not choosing just one physician, but a network of board-certified psychiatrists with over a century of collective knowledge to ensure you get the best treatment possible. Additionally, our state-of-the-art clinic allows for real-time monitoring of all appointments to ensure the highest level of care is maintained at all times.

You can schedule an appointment with the Psychiatry Residency Clinic through your MyChart or call (812)885-8622.

Electroconvulsive Therapy

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is most commonly used to treat patients with severe depression who fail to respond to medications or who are unable to tolerate the side effects associated with the medications. ECT may also be the treatment of choice for patients who need a more rapid response than medications can provide, including those who are severely agitated, delusional, suicidal, not eating or drinking, and those who suffer from catatonia.

The use of ECT is not limited to the treatment of depression, but may also be used to stabilize bipolar illness during extreme episodes of mania or depression. ECT can also be used to halt psychotic episodes associated with schizophrenia. Once the patient is stabilized, medications are started or resumed

To learn more about Electroconvulsive Therapy at Good Samaritan, view our brochure here.

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy

Good Samaritan offers Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) treatment. TMS is a noninvasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of depression. TMS is typically used when other depression treatments haven’t been effective. Depression is a treatable condition, but for some people, standard treatments aren’t effective. Repetitive TMS is typically used when standard treatments such as medications and talk therapy (psychotherapy) don’t work.

To learn more about Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy at Good Samaritan, view our brochure here.

Additional behavioral health services are provided by the Family Health Center.

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