Doctors
Our doctors
Grady is staffed by the nation’s top physicians. We bring the best medical care to Atlanta, with nationally recognized physicians, leading-edge technology, and world-class facilities.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER
At Grady, we understand that behavioral health is health.
More than 17 percent of Georgia adults and 10 percent of its youth struggle with behavioral health issues.
As Georgia’s largest provider of behavioral health services, our goal is to help people before they have a crisis — and quickly stabilize them if they do.
CONDITIONS TREATED
What are some of the behavioral disorders we treat?
Bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorders are brain disorders that cause changes in a person’s mood, energy, and ability to function. People with bipolar disorders have extreme and intense emotional states that occur at distinct times. They also have periods of normal mood. Bipolar disorders can be treated, and people with these illnesses can lead full and productive lives.
Co-occurring addiction
Addiction is a complex brain disease that compels individuals to compulsively use substances even if they can be harmful. People may be addicted to alcohol or other drugs, to the point that the addiction takes over their lives. Addiction can distort how people think, how they behave, and how their body functions. Effective treatments are available, and people can recover from addiction and lead normal, productive lives.
Depression
Depression is more than just feeling sad. It is a serious behavioral health condition that requires understanding and medical care. In any given year, 16 million American adults — nearly 7 percent of the adult population — experience serious depression. Left untreated, the condition can devastate individuals and their families. Fortunately, with early detection, diagnosis, and a treatment plan that includes medication, therapy, and healthy lifestyle choices, most people get better.
Psychosis
In general, psychosis means a loss of contact with reality. It is a symptom of several behavioral disorders and not a medical condition. During a psychotic episode, an individual may experience hallucinations or delusions and may see or hear things that do not exist. Early diagnosis tends to improve outcomes.
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a chronic brain disorder that affects less than 1 percent of the population. People with schizophrenia can experience delusions, hallucinations, trouble with thinking and concentration, and lack of motivation. There is no cure for schizophrenia, but treatment helps to manage symptoms. Most people with schizophrenia are not dangerous or violent and live successfully in their local community.
LOCATIONS
Behavioral Health Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone:
(404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Behavioral Health Outpatient Center
Phone:
(404) 616-4444
Location:
10 Park Place SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
RESEARCH
Behavioral health research at Grady
As one of the nation’s elite teaching hospitals, our clinicians have been involved in a variety of research programs that have sought to improve the treatment of behavioral disorders, behavioral health patients experiencing physical illnesses, and schizophrenia.
SUCCESS STORIES
Where care meets compassion
See how one family’s life was changed by Grady’s behavioral health services.
Patient story
I wouldn’t be here without grady
Devin W.
“I thank Grady for everything. I wouldn’t be here without them. Grady’s my family. They definitely made me feel loved.”
Watch Their Story