Mental Illness and Mood Disorders

Mental Illness and Mood Disorders

We offer specialist support and programs for the following mental illness and mood disorders:

• Anxiety
• Bipolar Disorder
• Depression
• Personality Disorders

Inpatient Mood Programs

The inpatient mood group utilises a combination of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) techniques.

An Overview of the DBT Inpatient Program

The goals of the DBT program are to provide you with an outline of skills to build a life worth living. The goal is to live a mindful life which will allow you to engage in your experiences and to participate in the world in an effective manner. The skills taught are drawn from the DBT skills of mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation and interpersonal effectiveness. Each week focuses on teaching a specific skill set, however intrinsic to all sessions are mindful practices, as this skill is at the core of the treatment program. We recommend you practice, practice, practice your mindfulness skills!

The topics covered in our inpatient DBT program:

• Mindfulness – What & How Skills and Wise Mind
• Distress Tolerance – STOP skill, Pros and Cons and TIP skills
• Emotional Regulation – What do Emotions do for you?
• Emotional Regulation – Check the facts, Opposite Action and Problem Solving
• Interpersonal Effectiveness – DEAR MAN and GIVE
• Interpersonal Effectiveness - FAST

An Overview of the CBT Inpatient Program

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a form of psychological therapy aimed at helping individuals to better manage their emotions by altering patterns of thoughts and behaviours.

The group sessions cover the following broad topics in detail:

• Anxiety
• Worry
• Depression
• Helpful Behaviours and Strategies for Emotion Management
• Exploring Patterns of Negative Thinking
• Communication and Social Skills
• Stress Management and General Life Management Skills

We are sure you will find benefit from both the DBT and CBT components of the inpatient mood program.

The Day Patient DBT and CBT Programs are an extension of the inpatient programs and is recommended as a suitable program for ongoing treatment and recovery for patients after discharge. The duration of each of the programs are 12 weekly 3 hour sessions.

Please get in touch if you are interested in enquiring about our inpatient mood group program or any of the outpatient DBT or CBT programs on 1800 814 226 and one of our friendly team members will be happy to help you.

All exercises and information contained within the DBT program are credited to Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder, M.M Linehan (2014), The Guildford Press.