Psychiatry Treatment In Israel
Several psychiatric hospitals function in Israel, along with outpatient facilities, half-house hostels, and psychological rehabilitation clinics. They are dedicated to one mission - improving the health and quality of life of people suffering from all sorts of psychiatric distresses and/or disturbances, by pulling together all the available resources and professionalism. The centers provide hospitalization, ambulatory and hostel services, and also include emergency rooms. The departments are for acute hospitalized patients, psycho-geriatric patients, treatment-resistant patients and prolonged stay. Over three hundred beds are provided for holocaust survivors. Several departments and outpatient clinics provide all services to Arab patients, specializing in their cultural characteristics and special needs. All these are carried out in spoken Arabic, by trained practitioners and supporting staff. The acute wards provide a range of treatments for acute emotional and or psychotic conditions. Special Units:
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