The Diamond Rehab Thailand

Assessed 2026-10-01

Headline basis: Public evidenceThe headline number is the public score, not the extended score., LROAS 1.0.0, edition 2026-10-01

Public-evidence total: 43

The sum of the ten criterion scores, from 10 to 100, using evidence anyone can check, including the clinic's own pages as self-declared statements. For the licence element of C2 only, it can also use an authority ruling held in our sealed evidence room. It is the only number used for the rank.

ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium. ProvisionalA check was still open when the edition closed, for example a register lookup or a video not yet received, or evidence under embargo.: C10.

C1 Client separation and occupancy · 4

Each client has a private pool bungalow, and a written policy bars a third-party payer from access to the client's records. Clients are brought together daily by three group lectures, communal dining and shared gym, pool and reception areas, so bands 6 and above, which require no group therapy, are closed. Band 5 needs 10 or fewer clients on site, which is not established. No separately priced sole-occupancy tier is published, and no capacity contradiction deduction applies.

ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium

Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:

• The number of clients on site is not published.

Sources (3 cited items):

• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: The clinic states two schedules, shared weekly and fully individual, and private bungalows.
• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: The FAQ daily schedule sets two lectures after breakfast and a third group lecture after lunch, with an afternoon walk or beach meditation.
• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: Client records are confidential and released only to the client directly; payment by a third party does not entitle that party to access confidential records.

C2 Clinical governance and medical cover · 5

A consultant psychiatrist is named for this site, the clinic states 24/7 doctor and clinical team availability, which meets overnight physician cover including on-call cover, and detox is medically supervised in the client's bungalow with round-the-clock nursing. The Thai Ministry of Public Health licence rests on the clinic's own statement, and the Thai register routes returned errors or refused the connection, so licensing is scored as absent and band 5 is the ceiling. No physician medical director is named, since the clinical lead is a psychologist, no receiving hospital is published, and the clinic is absent from JCI, CARF, AACI and the Thai HA list.

ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium

Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:

• The Thai register routes were unreachable, so licensing is unresolved rather than disproved.

Sources (8 cited items):

• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: The clinic states that it is fully licensed by the Thailand Ministry of Public Health and offers doctor-led residential treatment with psychiatric assessment and evidence-based psychotherapy.
• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: The programme page states 24/7 doctor and clinical team availability and round-the-clock supervision.
• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: On arrival the client receives a full check-up by the clinic's medical doctors, and medically supervised detox begins in the bungalow with round-the-clock nursing where needed.
• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: The team page names a Consultant Psychiatrist with MBBS and MDPsych, a Clinical Supervisor and Psychologist, a Psychotherapist and Counselling Psychologist, three Addiction Counsellors and three Nurses, with no registration number for any of them.
• JCI accredited organisations search: Search of JCI accredited organisations search. Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (accreditation). Result: no record found.
• CARF Find a Provider, location search 'Hua Hin, Thailand', 500 mi radius: Search of CARF Find a Provider, location search 'Hua Hin, Thailand', 500 mi radius. Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (accreditation). Result: no record found.
• AACI accredited/certified organisations directory: Search of AACI accredited/certified organisations directory. Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (accreditation). Result: no record found.
• Thailand Healthcare Accreditation Institute (HA), HA/A-HA accredited facilities CSV, as of 31 Aug 2026: Search of Thailand Healthcare Accreditation Institute (HA), HA/A-HA accredited facilities CSV, as of 31 Aug 2026. Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (accreditation). Result: no record found.

C3 Diagnostic depth on admission · 8

Six assessment elements are met: the medical team reviews the client's history before the bungalow is secured, a named consultant psychiatrist carries out initial and follow-up assessment, a comprehensive laboratory panel is included in every programme, the clinic's doctors perform a full check-up on arrival, the policies page states that recordings may be reviewed by licensed Thai psychiatrists to support prescriptions, and an ECG is available as an optional extra. The ECG counts as a specialist cardiac diagnostic in the residential pathway even though it is billed outside the fee.

ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium

Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:

• No written diagnostic formulation delivered to the client is published.

Sources (6 cited items):

• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: Admission runs as a confidential consultation then clinical and travel clearance: the medical team reviews the client's history to ensure safety, and the bungalow is secured once approved.
• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: Initial and follow-up assessment with a psychiatrist, and a comprehensive health screening in every programme covering blood pressure, BMI, complete blood count, fasting blood glucose, lipid profile, kidney and liver function, inflammation markers and urine examination.
• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: A psychiatric evaluation and a clinical assessment set the recommended length of stay.
• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: The policies page states that psychiatric consultations are video recorded under Thai law and that the recordings "may be reviewed by licensed Thai psychiatrists when required to legally support prescriptions."
• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: The cost page lists "Extended medical assessment with ECG (optional, if necessary)" among the items outside the fee.
• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: On arrival the client receives a full check-up by the clinic's medical doctors, and medically supervised detox begins in the bungalow with round-the-clock nursing where needed.

C4 Clinical intensity · 4

Clients receive three one-to-one sessions a week with a clinical psychologist or counsellor, with no session length published, against three group lectures a day, so groups take well over three quarters of scheduled clinical sessions and the group-share cap of 4 applies. The published team of one psychiatrist, three psychologists or psychotherapists, three counsellors and three nurses is pooled across all clients. Length of stay is extendable, so no fixed-package cap applies.

ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium

Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:

• Individual session length is not published.

Sources (3 cited items):

• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: Three one-to-one sessions a week with a clinical psychologist or counsellor, a 28-day core programme, and longer options priced by duration.
• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: The homepage states three specialised sessions a week and that six to eight weeks in treatment is average, and the FAQ sets two lectures after breakfast and a third group lecture after lunch.
• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: The published team is one consultant psychiatrist, one clinical supervisor and psychologist, one psychotherapist, three addiction counsellors and three nurses.

C5 Continuity and aftercare · 6

Five aftercare elements are met: a comprehensive aftercare plan, inclusion in the fee, continuing video sessions with the focal counsellor, named aftercare partners abroad depending on where the client lives, and free weekly video meetings with former clients. No aftercare duration, six-month structure, post-discharge psychiatric review, in-person step-down or family aftercare is published, and the discharge section of the policies document describes a medical discharge check-up only. The free refresher course after relapse is a readmission benefit, not aftercare.

ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium

Sources (3 cited items):

• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: A comprehensive aftercare plan is included in clinical and therapeutic services, and relapse within a year of discharge after a twelve-week minimum stay entitles the client to a full refresher course at no cost.
• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: The FAQ offers weekly video meetings with the client's focal counsellor, aftercare partners around the world depending on where the client lives, and a free weekly video meeting with former clients.
• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: The policies document's discharge section describes checkout and a medical discharge check-up only, with no aftercare period stated.

C6 Admission integrity and commercial conduct · 3

One kind of violation is found on two counts: the homepage shows a newspaper logo whose only matching item is labelled sponsored partner content and ranks the clinic first, and a homepage headline presents a listicle as a vote although the listicle describes no vote, criteria or method. No positive signal is met: the price is settled case by case, no referral-fee position is published, the only stated exclusion is an age bar rather than a policy of referring unsuitable admissions, and no voluntary-admission policy covers third-party arrangements.

ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: high

Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:

• The homepage display was captured on 2026-09-15 and may have changed before publication.

Sources (4 cited items):

• newcastleherald.com.au: The item behind the outlet logo, best drug rehabs top five for 2025, is labelled sponsored and partner content, carries no writer credit, and ranks the clinic first.
• thethaiger.com: The guide the homepage presents as a vote lists the clinic first and describes no vote, criteria or methodology.
• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: The cost page publishes no figure and states that the specific figure is talked through directly with the enquirer, so the price is settled case by case rather than fixed.
• clinic and group domains, web search: Search of clinic and group domains, web search. Scope: domains checked diamondrehabthailand.com (home, why-us, programme, cost, all-treatments, team, policies-and-procedures, confidentiality-policy, contact-us, discover-hua-hin, /llms.txt HTTP 404, /ai-instructions/ HTTP 404), tour.diamondrehabthailand.com (virtual tour), thediamondofthailand.com.... Result: sweep recorded; outcome per the C6 V elements.

C7 Transparency toward the client · 3

Three transparency elements are met, which gives band 4 before deductions: itemised fee inclusions and exclusions, payment and refund terms (50 percent on reservation, the balance plus a USD 500 deposit on arrival), and the clinic's regulatory status as licensed by the Thai Ministry of Public Health as a private addiction rehabilitation center. One contradiction deduction applies: the cost page states the 72-hour refund unconditionally, while the live policies page makes it conditional on no breach having occurred, which are two different terms for the same refund. No extension terms, licence number, company registration number, owner, external complaints body, data controller or retention period is published.

ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium

Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:

• The conditional refund wording on the policies page is not captured verbatim in a linked evidence item.
• The regulatory status element rests on the clinic's own licence statement, which could not be confirmed on a register.
• The element reading for this criterion is not published as a list; the band is explained in the reasoning.

Sources (4 cited items):

• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: Inclusions and exclusions are itemised, with 50 percent on reservation, the remainder plus a USD 500 deposit on arrival, and a 50 percent refund only within 72 hours.
• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: The policies document states that after 72 hours no refund is provided under any circumstances, disclaims liability for injury, illness, accident, self-harm or death during or after treatment, requires proof of health and travel insurance, and routes complaints to a suggestion box or the Director's email.
• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: The confidentiality policy names no data controller, retention period or storage method, and the contact page publishes no company registration number.
• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: The clinic states that it is fully licensed by the Thailand Ministry of Public Health and offers doctor-led residential treatment with psychiatric assessment and evidence-based psychotherapy.

C8 Track record and regulator standing · 5

English-language court and web searches found no court, police or licence outcome against the operator and no allegation. No inspection record was retrievable because the Thai registers were unreachable. The one bylined local report announces a planned outpatient clinic and describes neither the residential premises nor the care, and only one independent review platform exists. With no finding and none of the independent signals, band 5 applies.

ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: low

Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:

• Thai records are not searchable online, so absence of findings is not proof of absence.
• The clinic publishes no founding year of its own.

Sources (12 cited items):

• huahintoday.com: A bylined local report of 11 January 2026 announces a planned outpatient clinic and gives no first-hand description of the residential premises or the care.
• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: The founders state more than twelve years running Thai rehab centres and over 2,000 clients, referring to prior ventures rather than to this centre.
• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: The clinic publishes no founding year of its own on any captured page.
• Thailand DHSS private health facility check (privatehospital.hss.moph.go.th): Search of Thailand DHSS private health facility check (privatehospital.hss.moph.go.th). Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (last inspection). Result: source unreachable at time of search: HTTP 504 Gateway Time-out from an upstream proxy on two attempts; Direct page fetch timed out after 60s.
• Thailand DHSS private health facility check system (hosp.hss.moph.go.th): Search of Thailand DHSS private health facility check system (hosp.hss.moph.go.th). Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (last inspection). Result: source unreachable at time of search: connection refused (ECONNREFUSED) via Direct page fetch; browser navigation failed.
• DHSS Medical Registration Division list of inpatient private facilities (mrd.hss.moph.go.th): Search of DHSS Medical Registration Division list of inpatient private facilities (mrd.hss.moph.go.th). Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (last inspection). Result: source unreachable at time of search: connection refused (ECONNREFUSED) via Direct page fetch; browser navigation failed.
• CourtListener opinions and RECAP API (v4 search): Search of CourtListener opinions and RECAP API (v4 search). Scope: "Diamond Rehab" (type o). Result: no record found.
• general web search: Search of a general web search engine. Scope: "Diamond Rehab" Thailand Hua Hin lawsuit OR court OR police OR licence. Result: no record found.
• general web search: Search of a general web search engine. Scope: Hua Hin rehab "Diamond" foreign clients police OR court OR complaint news. Result: no record found.
• Direct page fetch: Direct fetch of the named page. Scope: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Rehab_Thailand (404). Result: no record found.
• press and news search: Search of press and news search. Scope: first-hand bylined reporting from inside the facility, last 5 years. Result: no record found.
• statutory regulator records: Search of statutory regulator records. Scope: inspection history and grades of this site. Result: no record found.

C9 Environment, safety and nutrition · 4

C9 is the mean of a housing score of 5 and a nutrition score of 2, which is 3.5, rounded half up to 4. Housing credits on-site sessions and detox, a medical room, private pools, gyms, spa and yoga areas, a substance-free rule with medication distributed by medical staff only, and set visiting hours. A travel time to a verified 24-hour emergency department was derived but was computed from a town-centre point, not the published residence address, so it is not credited; crediting it would raise housing to 6 without changing the total. Nutrition rests on meals being provided, with a named Head Chef and no nutrition professional.

ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium

Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:

• The emergency department travel time has not been recomputed from the residence address.

Sources (4 cited items):

• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: The clinic's own tour shows a medical room, a meeting room, gyms, pool areas, private bungalows, a spa and yoga and meditation areas.
• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: No alcohol, drugs or mood-altering substances; medications distributed by medical staff only; mandatory random drug and alcohol testing; visiting hours weekdays 5 pm to 7 pm and weekends 9 am to 6 pm.
• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: A General Manager, support workers and a Head Chef are named, and no nutrition professional appears on the team.
• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: Place of care named as: The Diamond Rehab Thailand, 8 Moo 14, Soi Mon Mai, Hin Lek Fai, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan 77110

C10 Clinical seniority and academic standing · 1

No clinician in a core role is verified on a register, so the core figure is zero and the non-core contribution is capped at zero. The Consultant Psychiatrist on the team page has no match on the Medical Council of Thailand register and presents a Sri Lankan registration instead. The one physician confirmed on the Thai register, with psychiatry and family medicine specialties, appears only on a profile page the team page does not link, at non-core involvement. No registration number is published for any team member, and the facility licence is not proven.

ProvisionalA check was still open when the edition closed, for example a register lookup or a video not yet received, or evidence under embargo.: Clinician register lookups for this criterion were still open at the edition cut-off (see known_gaps). The points count as assessed on the evidence available; the band may change when the lookups are completed, which is resolved in a later edition.

ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium

Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:

• Eight register lookups were not complete at publication; the C10 band may change when they are completed.

Sources (3 cited items):

• The Diamond Rehab Thailand: The team page names a Consultant Psychiatrist with MBBS and MDPsych, a Clinical Supervisor and Psychologist, a Psychotherapist and Counselling Psychologist, three Addiction Counsellors and three Nurses, with no registration number for any of them.
• checkmd.tmc.or.th: Medical Council of Thailand doctor check, read on 2026-09-16: no match for the Consultant Psychiatrist named on the current team page, whose profile presents a Sri Lankan registration instead.
• checkmd.tmc.or.th: Medical Council of Thailand doctor check, read on 2026-09-16: a physician named on a profile page not linked from the current team page is confirmed as licensed with certified specialties in psychiatry and family medicine.