Ralph H Johnson VAMC Mental Health Service Line – Charleston

Ralph H Johnson VAMC provides the following mental health rehabilitation services in Charleston.

• Mental Health Treatment Center
• Provides Addiction Treatment

Ralph H Johnson VAMC is run by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Ralph H Johnson VAMC provides treatment in the following settings.

• Hospital inpatient mental health treatment
• Outpatient mental health rehabiliation
• Partial hospitalization/day treatment

Ralph H Johnson VAMC provides the following emergency mental health treatment and services.

• Crisis intervention team
• Psychiatric emergency onsite services
• Psychiatric emergency mobile/off-site services
• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Ralph H Johnson VAMC utilizes the following treatment approaches.

• Activity therapy
• Behavior modification
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Couples/family therapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Electroconvulsive therapy
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy
• Group therapy
• Integrated dual disorders treatment
• Individual psychotherapy
• Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
• Trauma therapy

Ralph H Johnson VAMC utilizes the following pharmacotherapies & medications in the treatment process.

• Chlorpromazine (Thorazine®)
• Fluphenazine (Prolixin®)
• Haloperidol (Haldol®)
• Perphenazine (Trilafon/Etrafon/Triavil/Triptafen®)
• Aripiprazole (Abilify®) 
• Clozapine (Clozaril®) 
• Lurasidone (Latuda®) 
• Olanzapine (Zyprexa®) 
• Paliperidone (Invega Trinza®) 
• Quetiapine (Seroquel®) 
• Risperidone (Risperdal®)
• Ziprasidone (Geodon®) 

Information regarding payment(s) accepted at Ralph H Johnson VAMC and possible financial assistance.

• Federal Grants
• Private Insurance
• U.S. Department of VA funds

Information regarding specialty programs and groups offered at Ralph H Johnson VAMC.

• Seniors or older adults
• Seniors or older adults
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ) clients
• Veterans
• Persons with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Persons who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Persons who have experienced trauma
• Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
• Persons with Alzheimer's or dementia
• Persons with eating disorders
• Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Persons with serious mental illness (SMI)

Ralph H Johnson VAMC offers the following screening and testing services to mental health clients.

• HIV testing
• Screening for Hepatitis B
• Screening for Hepatitis C
• TB Screening

Ralph H Johnson VAMC provides the following ancillary services in addition to mental health treatment.

• Assertive community treatment
• Case management
• Court-ordered outpatient treatment
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Family psychoeducation
• Housing services
• Intensive case management
• Illness management and recovery
• Integrated primary care services
• Legal advocacy
• Mentoring/peer support/consumer-run services
• Psychosocial rehabilitation services
• Supported employment
• Supported housing
• Suicide prevention services
• Vocational rehabilitation services