Manhattan PC provides inpatient services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We provide care and support to restore and improve functioning. Treatment teams work together with patients and their families to provide recovery-oriented services in a safe environment
Hispanic Ward
For patients who speak only Spanish and/or whose cultural identity is primarily Hispanic. Services include treatment provided in Spanish, culture specific events, and liaison with community based culturally appropriate resources.
Service for the Treatment and Abatement of Interpersonal Risk (STAIR) Unit
The STAIR unit is for people with a history of interpersonal violence who can take part in cognitive/ behavioral education programs. It provides a structured environment and an enriched cognitive approach. Treatment focuses on anger management, reasoned thinking and adaptive behavior without risk to themselves or the broader community.
Polydipsia Cluster
For patients with psychiatric hyponatremia (very low concentration of sodium in the blood). This program provides a structured environment to control patients' water drinking. The goal is to track their sodium levels (preventing medical emergencies) and to restore control over their water drinking behaviors.
Diabetic Cluster
For patients who have a diagnosis of Diabetes, as well as a psychiatric diagnosis. The focus is to provide intensive treatment and education for Diabetes, while addressing the psychiatric issues that brought them to the hospital. Patients learn skills to manage their diabetic condition. This includes:
They also learn the skills necessary to manage their psychiatric illness and return to their community.
Research Cluster
For patients who need an intensive review of their non-responsiveness to treatment. This unit provides innovative approaches to psychopharmacology and other techniques. It is also a clinical research unit affiliated with the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research. They conduct clinical studies in the following treatment areas:
Treatment Malls
The Treatment Malls provide active treatment programming for our patients. The goal is to discover strengths and interests that help each patient in their journey to recovery. All patients from a given residential ward attend programs at the same time. The programs are consistent following a uniform schedule. All staff providing programming together at the same place, at the same time, providing shard support and oversight. The atmosphere is more school-like and progress oriented than the often custodial-type programs of the past.
The Treatment Malls use a major wellness program to help educate and care for our patients. This is a detailed psychoeducational program that includes education about their disease, medication, health and wellness. It emphasizes Seriously and Persistently Mentally Ill (SPMI) as a disease of comorbidities both psychiatric and medical. There is a comprehensive focus on preventing relapse, improving compliance, and reducing stigma.
MPC's Computerized Cognitive Remediation Program- Thinking for Living
The Cognitive Remediation Program (Thinking for Living) is available to both our inpatient and outpatients. The focus of this program is to improve specific areas of cognition such as:
Each week, patients attend lab sessions where they receive neurocognitive training using a software program called Cogpack. They also take part in discussion groups where they learn how to apply these "thinking skills" into everyday life experiences. We give participants a pre-and-post neurocognitive assessment to evaluate their performance.
Our patients find these groups challenging but motivating. They are excited to be a part of this innovative treatment option.
Learn more about outcome results in our publication: A randomized controlled trial of cognitive remediation among inpatients with persistent mental illness.