Welcome to Psychiatric Services for adults and children
Northern Maine Medical Center believes that all individuals have a right to the best possible quality mental health care and to be an active participant n planning their care. The psychiatric treatment team is focused on creating the right treatment plan for you. All patients have the right to fulfillment of basic needs in the realm of physical, psychological, spiritual, biological, emotional and environmental areas. We support the patient’s optimal level of functioning and the preservation of rights with expertise to enhance the patient experience.
Inpatient admissions are accepted through a referral process to determine the level of support a patient will need to recover. A person admitted to an inpatient setting might be in the acute phase of a mental illness and require assistance around the clock. Northern Maine Medical Center’s inpatient psychiatry units are designed for short term inpatient treatment for patients who present with acute psychiatric illness to the extent that they cannot safely or adequately be treated as outpatients. The psychiatric service consists of a Child and Adolescent Unit and an Adult Unit.
The primary objectives of the inpatient psychiatric units are to assist patients to cope with and overcome the critical phase of illness and to assist patients achieve a level of functioning to safely continue treatment in an outpatient setting. Please visit our Behavioral Health page.