University Behavioral HealthCare
Encyclopedia
University Behavioral HealthCare (UBHC) is a provider of behavioral health
(mental health
and substance abuse
) services, based in Piscataway, NJ. It is owned and run by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
. In addition to operating an in-patient hospital, UHBC provides intensive outpatient, chemical dependency and residential programs for crisis interventions, acute, and chronic care throughout New Jersey
.
Behavioral health
In psychology behavioral health, as a general concept, refers to the reciprocal relationship between human behavior, individually or socially, and the well-being of the body, mind, and spirit, whether the latter are considered individually or as an integrated whole...
(mental health
Mental health
Mental health describes either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and...
and substance abuse
Substance abuse
A substance-related disorder is an umbrella term used to describe several different conditions associated with several different substances .A substance related disorder is a condition in which an individual uses or abuses a...
) services, based in Piscataway, NJ. It is owned and run by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey is the state-run health sciences institution of New Jersey, United States. It has eight distinct academic units...
. In addition to operating an in-patient hospital, UHBC provides intensive outpatient, chemical dependency and residential programs for crisis interventions, acute, and chronic care throughout New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
.