Help in Healing
Under normal circumstances, keeping up with life’s responsibilities can often overwhelm our coping skills and sense of balance. But imagine what happens when daily challenges are compounded by psychiatric or emotional health problems – problems we might not even be aware of. Many people have experienced uncontrollable past events that have marred their outlook and paralyzed their ability to move forward with life. Stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, anger or depression result. Without help, individuals can sink into isolation and patterns of self-destructive behavior or look for escape through unhealthy lifestyles, drugs or alcohol. The Institute of Psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina helps people of all ages overcome the impact of these problems. Caring, nationally recognized specialists work together to help patients. Since no two people are the same, personalized treatment programs are molded to meet the needs of each individual. In complex situations and even when past treatment programs have been unsuccessful, patients benefit from the experience, innovation, team philosophy and evidence-based treatments found here. Most of the Institute’s services are available on an outpatient, partial hospitalization or inpatient basis. MUSC is dedicated to the discoveries that lead to better care. Patients at the Institute of Psychiatry have access to the most promising and cutting-edge psychiatric intervention available. The Institute has been identified as one of the nation’s top 10 psychiatric research centers in guiding the search for treatments of depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, problems with drug and alcohol addiction, and many other disorders. | 
