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Hello, I am looking for information on "locked down" PTSD inpatient treatment programs for my husband. He is ready and wanting to get into treatment but due to some legal issues he will need to be in a locked down program. I am having trouble finding any PTSD programs that are locked door programs. Does anyone have any resources that can help me? Any programs you can recommend? We are located in Oregon but am willing to ook into programs at any location.

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Hello, I am looking for information on "locked down" PTSD inpatient treatment programs for my husband. He is ready and wanting to get into treatment but due to some legal issues he will need to be in a locked down program. I am having trouble finding any PTSD programs that are locked door programs. Does anyone have any resources that can help me? Any programs you can recommend? We are located in Oregon but am willing to ook into programs at any location.

Welcome.

They are not prisons or jails, unless your under a baker act or court order,

one can always check out against medical advice.

You might want to give your local vet center a call.

www.vetcenter.va.gov

Carlie passed away in November 2015 she is missed.

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Yes, or even contact his PCP shrink at the VA, if he gets PTSD care there.

These PTSD 21 day in house programs are very good. My husband said it was the best PTSD care he got from VA.

They 'lock' the world out' so to speak , to keep the therapy on point, and during his stay at Buffalo PTSD program they had day trips and were able to call home and receive calls and had pizza partys.

I worked at a vet center, a good point of contact as Carlie suggested, and also as a VAMC volunteer and talk to vets every week at the local VAMC. I have never heard a single complaint from any of them who have attended the Inhouse PTSD program over the last 2 decades.

In that respect the VA is superb,in my opinion.

I assume he has a VA PTSD diagnosis and service connected rating......has his VA MH doc suggested this program?

That is how my husband got into it.He was very anxious and fearful to go , unlike your husband....and we stayed up all night at the local VAMC to wait for the VA van to leave for Buffalo very early that morning.

When he got home , he said he wished the program had lasted a year because he served a year in Hell and they debriefed,so to speak, some of it ,in 21 days, but sure not all of it. He was Very grateful however for what the VA did for him in those 21 days and had contact numbers for the other PTSD combat vets he met there.

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GRADUATE ! Nov 2nd 2007 American Military University !

When thousands of Americans faced annihilation in the 1800s Chief

Osceola's response to his people, the Seminoles, was

simply "They(the US Army)have guns, but so do we."

Sameo to us -They (VA) have 38 CFR ,38 USC, and M21-1- but so do we.

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I was in a Civilian Mental Hospital in New Orleans, LA in 2012 for 3 months. The program did not help my PTSD, but it was nice to go there.

100% PTSD

100% Back

60% Bladder Issues

50% Migraines 
30% Crohn's Disease

30% R Shoulder

20% Radiculopathy, Left lower    10% Radiculopathy, Right lower 
10% L Knee  10% R Knee Surgery 2005&2007
10% Asthma
10% Tinnitus
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The VA has an in-patient chronic pain program as well. However, you have to be off all opiate pain killers to get into the program I was told. This sort of discourages many pain patients who want help getting off the pain meds.

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I would start by speaking to your local VA hospital. Veterans are referred to inpatient by the state they live. I know veterans in the states of New Mexico and Texas attend Arizona VA inpatient. Their is an application and an on phone interview performed.

I did inpatient at the Tucson VA recently and we were not allowed to leave hospital grounds, doors lock at 8:00 every night, and medications are given on a strict schedule.

If your husband is already rated for PTSD the process should be simple. Its best if he is referred by a social worker, or counselor as VA will arrange all transportation to and from, and he will be paid at 100% during treatment.

I do warn! This is not an easy program and will dig deep inside his head and force recall of traumatic events over and over! Participation is required as classes are small.

I could use another treatment myself, starting Vet center counseling soon!

I hope this helps

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I also agree with thomasc, if he is being treated by a mental health doc, they have the capabilities of submitting documentation for the 21 day program. The VA will only pay if he is in the hospital for 21 days or longer. I've seen many vets go in and spend a week or so, get upset and leave and then request the special monthly compensation. Again, the veteran has to be in the hospital 21 days or longer...

good luck!

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