Dissociative Disorder Treatment Center in SLC

Dissociative Disorder Treatment Facility Serving the Salt Lake City Metro

Our treatment center for dissociative disorders is located at 489 W South Jordan Pkwy Ste 400, South Jordan, UT 84095.

TPRC is proud to serve our local Utah communities along the Wasatch Front and Salt Lake Valley, including Salt Lake City, South Jordan, Sandy, West Jordan, Draper, Lehi, Saratoga Springs, Eagle Mountain, Tooele, Provo, and Orem.

The Phoenix Recovery Center (TPRC) offers a 44-bed residential unit and outpatient hub offering full-continuum, compassionate, and research-based mental health and addiction treatment for adults 18 years and older all in one location easily accessible from Salt Lake City and the greater Wasatch Front. 

Dissociative disorders are complex, and they deserve more than a generic treatment plan. TPRC offers stabilization for trauma and dissociation programs that treat the whole person through a balance of pharmacological support and therapeutic practices supported by research, including both dissociative identity disorder inpatient treatment, as well as outpatient programs for those who have graduated from our previous, higher-level-of-care programs. 

Our contemporary facility in South Jordan, UT, is comforting and inviting, with a low client to staff ratio. Participants of our Residential Program also enjoy access to our fitness and recreation center with a gym, pickleball court, and yoga, and chef-prepared meals. 

View a virtual tour of our residential and outpatient facility. 

Four Levels of Step Down Care to Support Dissociative Identity Disorder Inpatient Treatment

Our goal at The Phoenix Recovery Center (TRPC)  is to enable our guests and their families suffering from mental health disorders to celebrate life through finding lasting solutions. 

Our step-down model used at our dissociative disorder treatment center in South Jordan, UT,  gives you the opportunity to begin your mental health care journey with the more intensive residential treatment for dissociative identity disorder, and gradually move, or step down, to less time restrictive care options with more flexibility so you can start reintegrating back to your everyday life.

The TPRC step-down model includes:

• Residential Program for dissociative identity disorder inpatient treatment, offering 24/7 care in a 44-bed residential facility
• Daytime Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) with 21 clinical hours a week of structured, evidence-based care where you can continue to work, go to school, and go home at night
• Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program (IOP) treatment with nine hours of clinical sessions a week, Monday through Thursday, with both day and evening options available
• General Outpatient Program (GOP) where you also begin attending TPRC monthly alumni meetings and weekly AA/CODA meetings to build long-term accountability.

Through TPRC’s step-down model of care, your loved one’s mental health care team can better evaluate their progress and provide totally personalized care to help them be as successful as possible.

And by stepping down gradually, they have the chance to slowly reintegrate into their normal life with all the valuable coping skills they’ve learned, helping to lower their risk for relapse.

We Can Help: Residential Treatment for Complex PTSD and Dissociation in Utah

If you or a loved one is experiencing a dissociative disorder, The Phoenix Recovery Center (TPRC) can help. Call us today at (801) 438-3185.

What is Dissociative Identity Disorder?

Also known as multiple personality disorder or split personality, dissociative disorders can give a person multiple alternative identities which they “switch” into. According to the National Institute for Health (NIH), about 1.5% of the world’s population has been diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder.

According to NAMI, a person with dissociative identity disorder symptoms may feel as though the different personalities are trying to take control in their minds. Each identity may have its own name, characteristics, mannerisms and even voice. Dissociative identity disorder can cause gaps in the memory of those who have it. 

There are also other types of dissociative disorders, which a person can have with or without multiple personalities: 

• Dissociative Amnesia: A person suffering from dissociative amnesia symptoms may have a hard time remembering things about himself or herself far beyond typical forgetfulness. Sometimes the information forgotten may involve identity or life history, but more often it is a particular event, such as abuse or combat. It cannot be explained by a medical condition, however. According to NAMI, an amnesic episode can begin suddenly and may last anywhere from minutes to years. It may also involve dissociative fugue.
• Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder: This disorder causes symptoms that include feelings of detachment from sensations, feelings, thoughts and actions (depersonalization), or the sense that other things and people are unreal (derealization). You may only experience depersonalization or derealization, but sometimes both can occur at the same time. More than 80% of people with depersonalization disorder begin experiencing episodes and other symptoms before age 20, according to NAMI. Depersonalization treatment centers can provide a proper clinical environment for those who are experiencing depersonalization or derealization.
• Other Specified Dissociative Disorder: This is a person who shows significant dissociative symptoms, but they don’t entirely match the three defined types.
• Unspecified Dissociative Disorder: When someone shows dissociative symptoms, but a doctor is unable to diagnose why they’re experiencing them.

Other Symptoms of Dissociative Disorders

In addition to the symptoms mentioned above, people with a dissociative disorder may experience one or more of the following dissociative disorder symptoms, according to NAMI:

• A lack of self-identity or sense of self
• Feelings of emotional detachment or emotional numbness
• Mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts
• Out-of-body experiences, as though they are watching a movie of themselves
• Memory loss on a significant scale involving people, events, or specific times
• Stress or problems in relationships, work, or other important areas of life

What Causes Dissociative Disorders?

Generally speaking, dissociative disorders develop in people as a way to help them handle trauma. Children who have experienced long-term abuse, whether physical abuse, sexual abuse, or emotional abuse, are the most likely to develop a dissociative disorder. People who have been through a natural disaster, combat, or other forms of trauma may also develop a dissociative disorder.

It’s not uncommon for a dissociative disorder to be diagnosed along with another mental health issue. This is known as a dual diagnosis, which is something the staff at TPRC specializes in.

Mental health conditions that are frequently co-occurring with a dissociative disorder include: 

• Anxiety
• Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
• Depression
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Substance Use Disorders

Are Schizophrenia and Dissociative Disorder the Same Thing?

It’s not uncommon for people to think dissociative disorders and schizophrenia are the same thing due to symptoms that may appear similar. That’s actually untrue and it is not common for a person to have a comorbid schizophrenia and dissociative identity disorder. 

• Schizophrenia is a mental health condition where a person feels detached from reality. They frequently experience hallucinations and delusions, and do not have multiple personalities. 
• Dissociative disorders are normally a trauma-based condition where a person has two or more identities or personalities that have completely different memories, behaviors, and names. 

How Is Dissociative Identity Disorder Treated?

Treatment for a dissociative disorder focuses mainly on psychotherapy treatments, such as:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Because a dissociative disorder normally has a dual diagnosis with trauma-based mental health concern, both conditions need to be treated at the same time for the best result. 

For example, residential treatment for complex PTSD and dissociation disorders would include psychotherapy treatments to help both conditions, as well as medications to help the anxiety or panic associated with PTSD. 

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