Outpatient treatment

• If you suspect that you are suffering from a mental illness or are already a mental patient, and your condition is relatively stable or you have residual symptoms but do not endanger yourself or others, you may consider going to a psychiatric outpatient clinic for treatment on your own or accompanied by your family. In a psychiatric outpatient clinic, a professional physician can evaluate your condition and provide appropriate treatment recommendations. Treatment may include regular follow-up visits, taking medication on a regular basis, or receiving injections, which are all common ways to manage mental illness.

Emergency treatment

• When psychiatric patients' mood, behavior, interpersonal relationship or social adaptation suddenly change dramatically, and they show violent or self-injury behavior, they must immediately be taken to the emergency room for treatment.
• Emergency patients will be examined, assessed, interviewed, given medication and other treatment, and will be given appropriate referrals according to the patient's condition.

Hospitalization

• Family support is important for the recovery and stability of people with mental illness. A supportive family environment with appropriate and positive emotional expression can help patients reduce stress, increase positive emotions, and provide a sense of security and stability. Family members can help patients establish a regular daily routine, provide emotional support, and try their best to assist or urge patients to take medications on time to reduce the chance of disease recurrence.

Family

• Families must provide a supportive, cathartic, and positive environment for the patient's life, and assist with or urge medication as much as possible to reduce the risk of relapse. The handling principles are as follows:
• Always look on the bright side, and ignore the shortcomings as much as possible.
• Care about the here and now, and let go of past preconceptions.
• Encourage expression of feelings.
• Encourage independence, provide assistance and do not make decisions for others.

Community

• Rehabilitation institution (halfway house)

Some psychiatric patients should be trained to be independent because of their illness or because of family factors. Therefore, patients should be provided with a protective and therapeutic living place for them to recover.

• Sheltered workshop/community rehabilitation center

The purpose of setting up a sheltered workshop for patients is to train their persistence and regularity, with full-time staff as managers.

Hospital information

• China Medical University Hospital Department of Psychiatry (04)22052121#11559
• Sunshine Hospital (04)26202949#9
• Taichung Veterans General Hospital Department of Psychiatry (04)23592525#3461
• MOHW Taichung Hospital Department of Psychiatry (04)22294411
• MOHW Feng Yuan Hospital Department of Mental Health (04)25271180#1113
• Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital (04)23934285
• Chung Shan Medical University Hospital (04)24739595
• Jing Ho Hospital (04)23711129
• Wizcare Hospital (04)22038585
• Kuang Tien General Hospital (04)26885599
• Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital (04)26626161
• Dajia Lee's General Hospital (04)26862288
• Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital (04)36060666
• Minder Hospital (04)26579595
• Cender Hospital (04)23939995#111
• Chingpin Hospital (04)26283995#9
• Meide Hospital (04)23693568