Looking For (Non-Drug, Non-Alcohol) Rehab?

[derb65]

A good friend of mine needs to find a comfortable rehab-type situation in Thailand. But she is NOT on drugs. What she needs is intensive mental counseling. She recently had a breakdown (my dad, a psychologist, is calling it an "Acute Psychotic Break.") She is now committed in a hospital in China, and I wanna send her to some kind of awesome Thai retreat--but it seems like they're all for drugs and alcohol. She needs a ton of therapy, and MD supervision--China sucks at this stuff.

Anyone out there know of any centers in Thailand that fit the bill? It would need to be in Thailand, due to Visa issues for her since she is Chinese. She speaks fluent English of course, she attended college in the US. She is 25...feel free to email me with questions. And thanks so much for your help!!!

[Sheryl]

If she is actually psychotic, be aware that she may need to be in a place with a psychiatrist (medical doctor with specilaization in pyschiatry) on staff, not just counselors or psychologists. And that she needs anti-psychotic medication as her primary treatment, not counselling although some degree of counselling can help her understand and live with her condition. Pyschosis is an entirely different matter than the various anxieties, depressions, personality disorders, addictions etc for which counseling is indicated.

I am not sure that any of the various rehab programs Thailand would fit that bill.