Behavioral/Mental Healthcare Defined

Defined as treatment for conditions that impact human behavior and/or thought, including substance abuse, addiction, brain disorders, and focus/attention disorders, among many others.



Behavioral/Mental Healthcare Descriptor Definitions

Case management - helps patients understand their current health need(s), what care/treatments are needed and why, and monitors compliance with needed care/treatment.

Child/adolescent services - provides services to children and youth, generally from birth to 18 years of age.

Community programs - provides community-based support and/or other resources for individuals facing mental health/substance abuse issues.

Counseling services - provides individual or group meetings between consumers and mental health providers.

Crisis services - provides medical services and interventions in emergency situations.

Inpatient services - provides treatment for patients within a hospital setting.

Older adult programs - provides treatment for older adults (generally those 65 years of age and older)

Outpatient services - provides treatment in a medical setting, but patients do not stay overnight.

Partial hospitalization - patient continues to reside at home, but commutes to a treatment center up to seven days a week.

Substance abuse treatment - provides treatment for the misuse of alcohol and/or drugs.