LEVELS OF TREATMENT

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SPECIAL FEATURES

BIPOLAR SPECTRUM PROGRAM


Lakeside is pleased to announce the opening of the Bipolar Spectrum Program. The new inpatient program for adults provides a specialized approach for coping with and managing Bipolar Disorder. Radwan Haykal, MD serves as Medical Director for the program and is assisted by Doug Ginn, LCSW, Lakeside’s Chief Clinical Officer.

Therapeutic modalities include:

• Specialized process groups focusing on bipolar issues
• Educational groups focused on developing more adaptive coping skills
• Leisure education to improve skills in exercise and social interaction
• Monitoring of mood and sleep patterns to assist patients in identifying mood cycles
• Multi-family group to assist in family education regarding the illness
• Participation in Depression Bipolar Support Alliance group
• Nutritional education to promote healthy living skills

Dr. Radwan Haykal graduated from the American University of Beirut Medical School in 1975. He completed his psychiatric residency in 1978 from the University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences in Memphis, Tennessee. He has been Board Certified since 1980 and is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He has been in private practice in Memphis and affiliated with Lakeside for the past 25 years. Dr. Haykal is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at the University of Tennessee, Memphis. He has served as the Medical Advisor to the Depression Bipolar Support Alliance of Memphis since its inception in 1986. He has published several articles on mood disorders with focus on dysthymia and bipolar disorder and has been a speaker in national and international psychiatric forums. He is past president of the Tennessee Psychiatric Association.