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Rogers Behavioral Health Brings Nationally
Recognized OCD and Anxiety Treatment to Tampa
(Tampa, Fla.) Rogers Behavioral Health System, Wisconsin’s largest, not-for-profit
mental health and addiction services provider, is opening its first treatment center
outside of Wisconsin in Tampa, Fla., on Monday, September 29.
According to Eric Storch, Ph.D., clinical director for Rogers Behavioral Health—
Tampa Bay, and professor of pediatrics, psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences
at USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, at the University of South Florida, “It is
an exciting endeavor to expand the level of care provided for adults and children
with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and related anxiety disorders with the
opening of our intensive outpatient programs.”
“Rogers is one of the nation’s leading behavioral health providers and a leader in
providing evidence-based, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with an emphasis on
exposure and response prevention (ERP),” said Dr. Storch. ”CBT is a frontline
treatment for these conditions and has been shown to be helpful for approximately
85 percent of adults and children with OCD and anxiety disorders.
“We are fortunate to have this reputable mental healthcare provider moving into our
market. Tampa, along with our entire state, has a real need for this additional,
higher level of care for individuals struggling with OCD, anxiety and other mental
health disorders.
“Rogers Behavioral Health has one of the largest and most comprehensive OCD
programs in the world. It is wonderful that people will now be able to receive this
high level of mental healthcare from Rogers so close to home.”
Rogers is located at 2002 Lois Avenue, Suite 400, in South Tampa and will
encompass 12,000 square feet of treatment space specifically designed to support
the patient experience and enhance growth and healing. A grand opening
celebration is planned for Thursday, October 16, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to
coincide with the International OCD Foundation’s 2014 OCD Awareness Week.
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Stephanie Eken, M.D., FAAP, Rogers’ regional medical director for partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient
programs, said this is just the start for Rogers in Tampa.
“Our goal is to expand the types of OCD and anxiety treatment programs we offer within 30 days of our opening. For
children, adolescents and adults with more severe symptoms, we’re planning to add partial hospitalization programs
which offer a more intensive level of care, operating six hours a day, five days a week.”
With additional support from Amaya Ramos, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatrist, and adult psychiatrist Phillip
Seibell, M.D., Rogers’ OCD programming in Tampa can accommodate 32 patients.
An eating disorders treatment program will also be offered in the next several months.
“We recognize there is a need for specialized mental health services in the Tampa Bay region, and we are excited to
be able to utilize Rogers’ depth of experience in these intensive programs,” added Dr. Eken.
Rogers Behavioral Health System consists of five key corporations: Rogers Memorial Hospital; Rogers
Memorial Hospital Foundation, Inc.; Rogers Partners in Behavioral Health, LLC; Rogers Center for Research
and Training; and Rogers InHealth. The hospital has become nationally recognized for its specialized
residential treatment services and affiliations with academic institutions and teaching hospitals in the area.
Rogers Memorial Hospital is currently Wisconsin’s largest not-for-profit, private behavioral health hospital,
providing adults, children and adolescents with depression and mood disorders treatment, eating disorders
treatment, addiction treatment, obsessive-compulsive and anxiety disorders treatment, posttraumatic
stress disorder, as well as caring for a variety of child and adolescent mental health concerns. For more
information, please visit rogershospital.org/newsroom.
September 2014