Your Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center team provides patient-centered, trauma-informed holistic care with every interaction to help you reach your maximum potential and find joy again. All of the treatments offered are guided by the latest innovation and research, so patients can be confident in their providers and treatment plan.
What We Treat
Anxiety Disorder Treatments
Anxiety disorders are generally treated with psychotherapy (sometimes called “talk therapy”), medication, or both.
Bipolar Disorder Treatment
Doctors treat bipolar disorder with medications, psychotherapy, or a combination of treatments.
Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment
Offers Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Levels of Care offered to individuals with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders.
Depression & Mood Disorder Treatment
Depression and mood disorders affect each individual differently. Your team will work to find the treatment that works best.
Psychosis Treatment
Reducing the duration of untreated psychosis is critical because early treatment often means a better recovery.
Schizophrenia Treatment
It is important to note that symptoms of schizophrenia are similar to those seen in other psychiatric disorders (e.g., bipolar disorder, unipolar depression). Your team can determine a diagnosis and recommend targeted treatment.
Types of Care
The Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center offers both inpatient and outpatient services. The facility accommodates multiple patient populations and levels of treatment with access to medication management, group and individual therapy, and educational and life skills training.
Evidence-Based Treatment
Treatment at the Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center is evidence-based and programmed specifically to meet each patient's individual needs. Types of therapy and treatments include:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Seeking Safety - for substance abuse and trauma
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Mindfulness-based Interventions
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Specialized treatment programs are also available.
Notice of Nondiscrimination
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (“UTHealth Houston”) and UT Physicians comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. UTHealth Houston and UT Physicians do not exclude people or treat them less favorably because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.
UTHealth Houston and UT Physicians:
- Provide people with disabilities reasonable modifications and free appropriate auxiliary aids and services to communicate effectively with us, such as:
- Qualified sign language interpreters.
- Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats).
- Provide free language assistance services to people whose primary language is not English, which may include:
- Qualified interpreters
- Information written in other languages.
If you need reasonable modifications, appropriate auxiliary aids and services, or language assistance services, contact clinic staff.
If you believe that UTHealth Houston or UT Physicians has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with: University Relations & Equal Opportunity, Section 1557 Coordinator, 7000 Fannin, Suite 150, Houston, Texas 77030, 713-500-2255, or by email at [email protected]. You can file a grievance in person or by mail, phone, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, the University Relations & Equal Opportunity, Section 1557 Coordinator is available to help you.
You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail or phone at:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 509F, HHH Building
Washington, D.C. 20201
1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)
Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html.
Contact Us
Call 713-500-1500 to connect with one of our experienced behavioral health experts. We are available on-site 24/7 to talk with you.
If you are in a mental health crisis and in need of immediate help, please call 988 or seek care at your closest emergency room.