Behavioral Health (Mental Health)

Behavioral health – how you think, feel and act – matters as much as your physical health. Just as your body needs medical care, your loved ones of all ages can feel better with behavioral health services that improve moods and relationships.

Turn to Ballad Health for tools you can use to enjoy a more satisfying, productive life.

Conditions we treat

You and your family members may benefit from behavioral health care for any condition that affects mood, thinking and behavior:

• Addiction to gambling, sex, shopping, working or other activities
• Alcohol or drug abuse
• Anorexia, bulimia and other eating disorders
• Anxiety – Feeling nervous often or worrying a lot
• Bipolar disorder – Wild mood swings and dramatic changes in energy level
• Depression – Feeling sad, hopeless or worthless
• Obsessive compulsive disorder – Doing or thinking the same unwanted things over and over
• Post-traumatic stress disorder – Flashbacks, nightmares and anxiety after abuse or frightening events
• Relationship issues – Problems between family members or within couples
• Schizophrenia – Seeing, hearing or believing things that aren’t real
• Thoughts of suicide or self-harm

Mental health services & treatments

You and your family get access to services such as:

• Inpatient care that helps keep someone safe during a behavioral health crisis. Inpatient behavioral health services are available for anyone age 6 and older.
• An intensive outpatient program that offers therapy for mental illnesses or substance abuse three times a week for up to two months
• Your Ballad Health doctor can also refer you to a wide range of Frontier Health outpatient services
• Recovery-based addiction treatment in cooperation with experts at East Tennessee State University

Accredited psychiatric hospital

Woodridge Hospital

When you need inpatient care, choose Woodridge Hospital – a facility accredited by The Joint Commission and the only dedicated inpatient psychiatric (mental health) hospital in our Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia region.

The hospital earned a Press Ganey 2016 Guardian of Excellence Award for providing a patient experience ranked in the top 5 percent of hospitals measured. That means your neighbors reported feeling very satisfied with our care – and you can expect us to help you get the care you need, too.