Confidential Outpatient Drug and Alcohol Addiction Therapy in Manhattan
Alcoholism and addiction are probably the most misunderstood, mistreated, and most stigmatized diseases today. People with alcoholism and addiction are often dynamic, intelligent, kind, and responsible in many areas of their lives—multidimensional people with a secret life. In his work with addicted professionals, Dr. Glazer identified a lack of outpatient resources for professionals, executives, high functioning people, and their families that matched his patients’ level of sophistication, education, and lifestyle. For this reason, one mission of Fifth Avenue Psychiatry is to provide a respectful, extremely discreet atmosphere where evidence-based addiction treatment is uniquely designed for each individual.
Dr. Glazer, an NYU professor of Psychiatry, and the doctors at Fifth Avenue Psychiatry provide private, sophisticated addiction treatment for professionals and executives in the Manhattan, NYC area.
Common Barriers to Addiction Treatment
There are already enough barriers to getting the appropriate care for alcoholism and addiction in Manhattan. After overcoming the denial of addiction, itself, usually shame and fear of being exposed can prevent addicted persons from reaching out for treatment. Professionals, executives, and public figures can find it even more challenging to overcome these barriers for fear of being exposed while seeking treatment. Many also fear potentially losing even more by actually trying to get help. In other cases, people can be turned off by treatment because they can be treated with disrespect or lumped into treatment regimens that are inappropriate for their educational level.
Types of Addiction Treatment We Offer
Our Manhattan addiction doctors provide the following forms of addiction treatment:
Our Board-Certified Addiction Therapists Provide Discreet Treatment in a Private Setting
Fifth Avenue Psychiatry is unique in that treatment is provided in a modern, intimate, professional setting that conveys the respect we have for addicted persons. All treatment is delivered by doctors capable of managing the complex biological, psychological, and social issues of this complicated brain disease in a private office. Treatment is personalized. This unique approach is taken after careful evaluation of your medical and psychological needs. You will never be seen by a “counselor” or thrown into a one-size-fits-all “recovery group.” No matter what your special circumstances are, our Manhattan addiction doctors provide a discreet, evidence-based treatment plan combining different modalities and addressing all of your medical, personal and lifestyle needs.
What Sets Our Addiction Treatment Services Apart?
Rehabs and outpatient treatment centers, alike, are based on a one size fits all model that lumps individuals into one category: the addict. Most of these treatment centers are for-profit centers run by administrators or counselors with a limited medical background. Even social workers and psychologists who state they are “specialists” in addiction generally have very limited training and education in the complex psychological and medical issues facing addicted persons. Many places combine low functioning (or even clients that may be mandated for treatment in lieu of prison) with high functioning people together into a one-size-fits-all group that can even reinforce the shame of addiction or turn off people completely who have finally overcome their fear of getting help.
The development of a new specialty – Addiction Psychiatry – allows for all stages of treatment of addiction to be conducted by a private doctor. At Fifth Avenue Psychiatry, addiction treatment in Manhattan is provided at the highest level: comprehensive treatment of addiction and alcoholism, by doctors, and in a private, discrete psychotherapy office located on Manhattan’s upper east side.
Dr. Glazer was recently featured in New York Magazine’s Best Doctors issue. Call for private, individualized treatment designed for professionals and executives.