Time Wellness Tennessee created our thought disorder treatment in Tennessee to help people discover how to manage their symptoms. We include access to prescription medications to help the individual feel more in charge of their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors.
If you would like to know more about how we can help you or someone you love, contact us for more information on our mental health treatment programs today.
What is a Thought Disorder?
Thought disorders are classified as a mental health disorder that causes a person to have difficulty controlling and understanding their thoughts. Their cognitive abilities are impacted, making it cumbersome to enjoy healthy relationships with others.
Thought disorders cause a person to have difficulty processing and expressing their thoughts. This can create problems doing well at work and in school. While thought disorders cannot be cured, they can be managed by attending a licensed treatment program for mental illnesses.
Types of Thought DisordersÂ
A person can have one of many types of thought disorders. Getting an assessment from a mental health professional will help determine which kind they have, and they can develop a treatment plan from there.
The types of thought disorders include the following:
- Schizophrenia: An illness characterized by thought processes and actions that are often detached from reality and may include hallucinations.
- Schizophreniform Disorder: Similar to schizophrenia, except that symptoms only last a short period of time—about 1 to 6 months.
- Schizoaffective Disorder: This type combines the symptoms of schizophrenia and a mood disorder.
- Brief Psychotic Disorder: A brief period of psychosis (less than one month) can be distressing, however, it might not recur. Treatment can help prevent relapses of psychotic symptoms.
- Alogia: This causes a person to have difficulty talking with people. They use brief answers and often do not finish their thoughts.
- Blocking: This type causes a person to stop speaking before they finish their thoughts. When they begin to talk again, they often speak about a different topic.
- Circumstantial Thinking: Characterized by disorganized thinking and a focus on details not necessary to the conversation.
- Clanging: The individual will speak in rhyming words, sounds, or puns when having a conversation.
- Echolalia: This causes a person to repeat back what others have said to them.
- Neologism: Characterized by making up non-existent words that confuse the other person talking.
- Tangentiality: The individual jumps from topic to topic without making a point about the topic of conversation.
- Word Salad: This causes a person to use random words and phrases during their conversations that don’t make sense.Â
Signs and Symptoms of a Thought Disorder
When someone has a thought disorder, they will exhibit signs and symptoms. They may not recognize them all, which makes it important for loved ones to be familiar with the signs.
- Difficulty concentrating
- Changing topics without warning
- Speaking in a manner that confuses others
- Delusions
- Moodiness
- Hallucinations
- Disorganized thinking
- Suicidal feelings
- Self-harm
- Speaking in rhymes, noises, or incomplete thoughts
- Lack of personal hygiene
- Difficulty living independently
Our Thought Disorder Treatment Programs in TennesseeÂ
When someone seeks help from our thought disorder treatment in Tennessee, we provide several levels of care to target their specific needs.
Our programs include:
Residential Treatment
This level of care includes round-the-clock treatment for people who experience severe symptoms.
Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
A highly structured support system that suits people who have completed a residential program or don’t require one. Therapy sessions take place several hours per day over five days per week.
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Therapy sessions take place for a few hours each day over several days per week.
Outpatient Program (OP)
The lowest level of outpatient care includes attending therapy sessions once or twice per week.
Supportive Mental Health Housing
Time Wellness Tennessee partners with providers of supportive mental health housing in the area. This allows people a safe temporary home to live in while they attend outpatient treatment services.
Virtual Treatment
Virtual and telehealth treatment options help those who don’t have the ability to attend programs in-person.
How Do I Know Myself or a Loved One Needs Thought Disorder Treatment?
Thought disorders typically cause a great deal of chaos in a person’s life. They affect how a person interacts with others and their ability to function well in the world. When the symptoms reach this point, it’s time to seek professional treatment. Thought disorders do not become manageable on their own, making it important for the individual to find licensed and structured care to help them ease their symptoms. Â
How We Treat Thought Disorders
Part of what makes our thought disorder treatment in Tennessee so effective is that we invest in offering several types of therapy. This helps people attend the modalities that best fit their needs.
The types of therapy we offer include:
Ami is a mental health professional with formal training in clinical mental health counseling and psychology, holding both her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Southern Adventist University.
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If you or your loved one need mental health treatment in Tennessee, we’re here to help. Contact Time Wellness today to get started.
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