Part of the psychiatry department at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute provides residential, day, and intensive
outpatient (IOP) treatment for mental health conditions. They are a member of the Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare and are accredited by the Joint Commission. Their team is available on week days between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to answer questions.
Their residential care, lasting about 8 days, seeks to stabilize extreme symptoms and then identify an
intensive outpatient or
partial hospitalization program.
Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute's day treatment program provides an alternative to or step down from
residential treatment. Day treatment lasts about 2 weeks on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. They provide structured group programs, some time for individual counseling, and lunch. The morning starts with a psychotherapy group meeting that includes a mindfulness exercise, skill practice, and a check-in. After day treatment, they can provide intensive outpatient treatment. Their intensive outpatient treatment is on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for about 6 weeks. They offer meetings from 9 a.m. to noon or from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The group discussions cover mental health concerns. Friday sessions can cover weekly progress and weekend planning. They request discussing co-occurring conditions like substance use and trauma during individual sessions.
Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute provides electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and other mental health disorders. They administer 6-15 treatments for 3 hours at a time during Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning sessions. They require a friend or family member to pick up patients after ECT treatments.
Langley Porter psychiatric Institute is inside the UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion. The residential program has 30 beds in private and shared rooms.
Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute recommends meeting with a psychiatrist or therapist on a regular basis. They provide treatment notes for in the MyChart app and allow clients to purchase printed treatment notes.
Evidence-Based Context: According to SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2023), approximately 48.7 million Americans aged 12 or older had a substance use disorder in the past year. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) emphasizes that treatment programs combining behavioral therapy with medication-assisted approaches show the highest rates of sustained recovery. Facilities like Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute provide structured pathways to evidence-based care.
Sources: SAMHSA NSDUH 2023, NIDA Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment (4th Ed.)