About UT Health Harris Cnty Psychiatric Ctr
Services Offered
Type of Care:
Mental health treatment Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.):
Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
Facility Type:
Psychiatric hospital
Pharmacotherapies:
Chlorpromazine Fluphenazine Haloperidol Loxapine Perphenazine Pimozide Thiothixene Trifluoperazine Aripiprazole Asenapine Brexpiprazole Cariprazine Clozapine Lurasidone Olanzapine Paliperidone Quetiapine Risperidone Ziprasidone Nicotine replacement Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
Treatment Approaches:
Activity therapy Cognitive behavioral therapy Dialectical behavior therapy Group therapy Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment Individual psychotherapy
Emergency Mental Health Services:
Crisis intervention team Psychiatric emergency onsite services
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public):
State government
Payment Assistance Available:
Payment assistance (check with facility for details) Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
Special Programs/Groups Offered:
Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders Clients who have experienced trauma Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED) Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Assessment/Pre-treatment:
Screening for tobacco use
Testing:
HIV testing STD testing TB screening Metabolic syndrome monitoring Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV) Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV) Laboratory testing
Education and Counseling Services:
Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
Facility Smoking Policy :
Smoking not permitted
Age Groups Accepted:
Children/Adolescents Young Adults Adults Seniors
Language Services:
Spanish Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Facility Vaping Policy:
Vaping not permitted
Ancillary Services:
Court-ordered outpatient treatment Family psychoeducation Case management service Suicide prevention services Education services
