Leading IED Treatment Center for Children & Teens in Arkansas

Learn more about IED treatment at Millcreek Behavioral Health in Arkansas

Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) is an impulse control disorder typically characterized by sudden, unprovoked angry outbursts. These outbursts tend to be impulsive, aggressive, and at times violent, as these individuals experience feelings of hostility that lead to reactions that are grossly out of proportion with the situation to which they are responding. When adolescents or teens have intermittent explosive disorder, their behaviors can be unpredictable and frightening. Not only do these adolescents or teens pose the risk of hurting others during their outbursts, but they also run the high risk of hurting themselves as well. However, through appropriate and thorough intermittent explosive disorder treatment provided at our treatment facility, IED symptoms can be alleviated and the children and adolescents suffering from it can overcome their challenges and go on to live happy, productive lives.

At Millcreek Behavioral Health located in Arkansas, we recognize how significantly challenging it can be to face daily life with a child who has intermittent explosive disorder and we have special programs at our IED treatment facility designed to meet the unique needs of this population. We offer two residential treatment centers in Arkansas that are located on 37 acres of beautiful landscape, providing adolescents or teens with a serene and comfortable environment that they would not receive in a traditional high-rise, locked hospital. Our newest treatment facility opened in February of 2014 and has allowed us to proudly offer treatment for intermittent explosive disorder in a modern, clean atmosphere designed to provide the highest level of comfort possible as adolescents or teens with IED begin on their path to healing. You and your child do not have to continue suffering. There is help available at our facility at Millcreek in Arkansas.

Helping a loved one get treatment for IED

If your child has intermittent explosive disorder, you may feel as though you are constantly on edge because you know that anything you say or do could send them into a rage. Your child’s teachers may be repeatedly voicing concern about their poor academic performance or failure to interact appropriately with peers. You are probably also feeling extremely concerned about what the future holds for your adolescent or teen. If you have noticed any of the following behaviors being displayed by your adolescent or teen, then it is highly recommended that you seek guidance from a mental healthcare professional. Some of these warning signs can include:

• Damaging property
• Verbal and physical aggressiveness
• Sudden, unexpected, and unwarranted outbursts
• Periods of emotional detachment
• Uncontrollable irritability and frustration
• Threatening to attack people and/or objects, or actually participating in the attack
• Self-harm

Why consider treatment for IED at Millcreek Behavioral Health in Arkansas

Intermittent explosive disorder can cause extremely negative issues to develop in all areas of a child’s life. They will struggle at school, at home, in social settings, and within interpersonal relationships. When the behaviors are left unaddressed, and the disorder continues to go untreated, the child’s issues will only continue to worsen in severity. These adolescents or teens may find it difficult to complete school, develop and maintain healthy relationships, and find and maintain a career. Without treatment, people who suffer from intermittent explosive disorder will face continuous battles that could last a lifetime. However, with proper treatment provided by our IED treatment center, adolescents or teens can overcome their challenges and go on to have bright futures.

Residential intermittent explosive disorder treatment centers are known to be incredibly successful in helping adolescents or teens overcome the challenges that they face as a result of suffering from intermittent explosive disorder. When children begin receiving IED treatment in our facility’s residential program in Arkansas, they are able to leave the stresses and negative triggers that consume their everyday lives. Thus, these programs allow adolescents or teens to enter an environment where their sole focus is healing. While in a treatment facility’s residential IED treatment program, adolescents or teens are also given the opportunity to meet and work with other individuals their age who may be struggling intermittent explosive disorder. In addition to the time they will spend working with other adolescents or teens, clients will also develop the tools they need in order to appropriately express and control anger. These programs provided by our IED treatment facility can also provide parents with the education they need in order to learn how to appropriately carry out behavior management techniques at home, while getting the support and guidance they need from the residential IED treatment center’s staff in Arkansas.

Millcreek Behavioral Health philosophy and treatment benefits

At our IED treatment facility at Millcreek Behavioral Health in Arkansas, we have made it our goal to help the adolescents or teens who come to us for treatment learn to make better choices and implement positive changes in all aspects of their lives. These changes will have a lasting effect on them as they continue to grow. Our IED treatment center’s staff aims to meet all of our clients where they are at, based on their individual needs. Our staff at our treatment facility tailors IED treatment plans specifically to each adolescent or teen by utilizing an integrated, multicomponent programming model that is based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). CBT is an extremely effective model for treating a variety of populations and diagnoses. CBT is an evidence-based therapeutic model that works by targeting specific thinking errors and correcting maladaptive thoughts by replacing them with new coping skills and problem-solving techniques. Our intermittent explosive disorder treatment facility’s caring, compassionate, and highly qualified staff have dedicated themselves to working with adolescents or teens to facilitate change and to help them identify problematic behaviors and take responsibility for the changes that they need to make.

Types of IED treatment offered at Millcreek Behavioral Health in Arkansas

Prior to being admitted into one of our residential IED treatment center’s programs in Arkansas, everyone who comes to us for treatment will first undergo a thorough diagnostic assessment and psychiatric evaluation completed by our IED treatment facility’s medical professionals. These tests allow us to gain a full understanding of any presenting concerns and to identify the initial treatment needs. The findings of these assessments will be then be used by an interdisciplinary IED treatment team of professionals at our treatment facility in order to develop a master treatment plan that will then be reviewed by one of our treatment center’s psychiatrists. This master IED treatment plan will specify objectives and identify treatment goals for each individual client, including tailored intervention components that will aid in meeting the child’s unique needs.

The program model at Millcreek’s residential IED treatment center is divided into four distinct phases, which include:

• Why am I here?
• Making the connection
• Learning new skills
• Application

All residents in our residential intermittent explosive disorder treatment program are required to complete all aspects of each phase in order to advance to the next phase in treatment. Some of the therapeutic methods that are used and some of the activities provided by our treatment facility that adolescents or teens will participate in as they advance through the program may include the following:

Medication: One part of successfully treating the symptoms of intermittent explosive disorder might be through the use of certain psychotropic medications. While there is no specific medication designed to treat IED in particular, there are medications that can be implemented in order to alleviate other symptoms that these children may be suffering from, such as anxiety or depression. All adolescents or teens who are placed on medication will be consistently monitored by their IED treatment teams in order to ensure the therapeutic effectiveness of the medications, as well as to make any changes that might be necessary.

Group therapy: Group therapy is held at our treatment facility multiple times throughout the week. These sessions cover a wide range of topics, some of which may include coping skills, social skills, and behavior management tools.

Recreational therapy: All of the children and adolescents in our IED treatment center’s programs will participate in recreational therapy, which includes participating in activities such as sports, social outings, adventure programs, creative arts, and leisure. These activities are designed to aid in the development of appropriate social skills.

Education: Every adolescent or teen in our treatment facility’s residential program in Arkansas will attend our fully accredited school program, which is held Monday through Friday. Every adolescent or teen is given their own distinct, individualized education plan based on their specific academic needs.

Depending on the intermittent explosive disorder treatment track in which your adolescent or teen is enrolled, in addition to the presence of any other specific treatment needs, they may also participate in some or all of the following:

• Individual therapy (provided on a weekly basis)
• Family therapy (held at least 2 times each month)
• Student council
• Occupational therapy
• Speech therapy

Continuing care and levels of treatment for IED

As your adolescent’s or teen’s time at Millcreek comes to an end, one of our treatment facility’s case managers will meet with you and your child in order to help identify what the next best plan of action should be. These case managers can help schedule any necessary follow-up appointments with outpatient providers and can provide you and your child with specific resources provided by our IED treatment center that are available for support within your Arkansas community. Additionally, for those patients who qualify, there is the option of entering into a waiver program where adolescents or teens can return home and still receive any additional assistance with daily living skills that may be needed. At our IED treatment facility at Millcreek in Arkansas, we will do everything in our power to make your child’s transition back into their home life as seamless and as comfortable as possible.