Definitions of Categories of Care for Treatment Scout GPT

July 3, 2025

Over the past several years, NAMI Montana has published several versions of our Treatment Scout tool to share internal resources for finding intensive or niche brain health care facilities across the United States.

We initially started the project for Montana families seeking inpatient mental health care in Seattle. It was a common situation—and for several reasons, the inpatient mental health options in Seattle can be difficult to decipher, even for people who have searched them before.

Introducing Treatment Scout GPT

The current iteration of Treatment Scout is Treatment Scout GPT. We are excited about it, but it works best when users know what category of care they are looking for.

You can access Treatment Scout GPT here:
Treatment Scout GPT — https://chatgpt.com/g/g-684c8b7450d081919644f2d39ca15ccb-treatment-scout-gpt

Main Categories of Care Covered by Treatment Scout GPT

The definitions below do not align perfectly with every organization that offers, pays for, or describes these types of care—but we believe they are the most intuitive way to describe them for individuals and families seeking services.

1. Inpatient Addiction
   Inpatient addiction treatment (also known as residential treatment) involves staying in a hospital or treatment center for an extended period to receive intensive therapy and support. It is best suited for people with severe addiction who require 24-hour medical supervision and a highly structured environment.

2. Inpatient Mental Health
   Inpatient mental health treatment (also known as residential treatment) involves staying in a hospital or treatment center for an extended period to receive intensive therapy and support. It is best suited for people with severe mental health symptoms who require 24-hour medical supervision and a highly structured environment.

3. Inpatient Mental Health & Addiction
   Inpatient mental health and addiction treatment (also known as residential treatment) involves staying in a hospital or treatment center for an extended period to receive intensive therapy and support. It is best suited for people with severe mental health symptoms and addiction who require 24-hour medical supervision and a highly structured environment.

4. Intensive Outpatient Treatment (IOP)
   An Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) is a structured form of mental health or substance use treatment that offers more intensive therapy and support than traditional outpatient therapy, but does not require 24/7 residential care. IOPs provide a bridge between standard outpatient treatment and inpatient/residential programs. Participants typically attend multiple sessions per week, including individual and group therapy, while living at home.

5. Ketamine Treatment for Depression
   A rapidly acting treatment using low doses of ketamine, often for treatment-resistant depression, administered in a medical setting. This category includes esketamine (Spravato).

6. Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
   A medical procedure using controlled electrical currents to treat severe depression and other serious mental health conditions when other treatments have not worked.

7. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
   A non-invasive therapy that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain. It is often used for depression that has not responded to medication.

8. Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
   A step-down from inpatient care that offers intensive day treatment for mental health or substance use conditions, while allowing participants to return home at night.

9. Veterans Healthcare
   Mental health and addiction treatment programs specifically designed for U.S. military veterans, often provided by or affiliated with the VA.

10. Inpatient Autism
    Inpatient autism treatment (also known as residential treatment) involves staying in a hospital or treatment center for an extended period to receive intensive therapy and support. It is best suited for people with severe autism spectrum symptoms who require 24-hour medical supervision and a highly structured environment.

11. Inpatient Dementia
    Inpatient dementia treatment (also known as residential treatment) involves staying in a hospital or treatment center for an extended period to receive intensive therapy and support. It is best suited for people with severe dementia symptoms who require 24-hour medical supervision and a highly structured environment.

12. Inpatient Eating Disorder
    Inpatient eating disorder treatment (also known as residential treatment) involves staying in a hospital or treatment center for an extended period to receive intensive therapy and support. It is best suited for people with severe eating disorder symptoms who require 24-hour medical supervision and a highly structured environment.

13. Inpatient Intellectual Disabilities
    Inpatient intellectual disability treatment (also known as residential treatment) involves staying in a hospital or treatment center for an extended period to receive intensive therapy and support. It is best suited for people with severe symptoms accompanying an intellectual disability who require 24-hour medical supervision and a highly structured environment.

14. Inpatient Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
    Inpatient OCD treatment (also known as residential treatment) involves staying in a hospital or treatment center for an extended period to receive intensive therapy and support. It is best suited for people with severe OCD symptoms who require 24-hour medical supervision and a highly structured environment.

15. Mental Health Crisis Care
    Emergency services for people experiencing an acute mental health crisis, such as suicidal ideation or psychosis. Immediate intervention is provided.

16. Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB)
    An injection targeting nerves in the neck to help regulate the body’s stress response. It is often used for post-traumatic stress and trauma-related conditions.

What Our Facility Database Covers Best (So Far)

We are still filling in some categories, but our list of more than 5,000 facilities currently does a great job of covering:

1. Inpatient addiction

2. Inpatient mental health

3. Inpatient mental health and addiction

4. Intensive outpatient treatment (IOP)

5. Partial hospitalization programs (PHP)

6. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

7. Ketamine treatment for depression

8. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

Explore Treatment Scout GPT

You can try Treatment Scout GPT here:
https://chatgpt.com/g/g-684c8b7450d081919644f2d39ca15ccb-treatment-scout-gpt

Please remember: Treatment Scout is an information tool. Always do additional research and double-check details before making treatment decisions.

Find more mental health resources at the NAMI Montana website:
https://www.namimt.org/

Thank you,
Matt Kuntz

Executive Director
NAMI Montana