Modum Bad is a non-profit psychiatric hospital and research institution in Vikersund, Norway, founded in 1957. With approximately 100 beds, it offers highly specialized inpatient psychotherapeutic treatment for complex, treatment-resistant mental disorders. Since 1968, its Family Unit has offered residential intensive treatment for couples and families. The Gordon Johnsen Research Institute supports long-term clinical research on psychotherapy efficacy.
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Treatment-resistant depression, complex trauma, and relationship difficulties requiring intensive residential psychotherapy in a research-driven Scandinavian setting.
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Founded in 1957, Modum Bad is devoted to psychotherapy as the central thrust of psychiatric treatment. Its Gordon Johnsen Research Institute produces rigorous outcomes research on psychodynamic inpatient treatment. Specialized programs for complex trauma, treatment-resistant depression, and personality disorders rooted in relational and psychodynamic frameworks.