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Psychiatric Clinics: Telemedicine Appointments

Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Nov 18, 20211 min read

Psychiatric Clinics: Telemedicine Appointments

Telemedicine appointments have been on the rise for several years, with the increased ease of setting up video conferencing with patients…

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Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Nov 16, 20212 min read

Psychiatric Clinics

Psychiatric Clinics: Mixed Modality

There are psychiatrists who offer both therapy and medication management, allowing patients to see a single mental health provider. It...

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Psychiatry Clinics: Medication Management Appointments

Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Nov 12, 20212 min read

Psychiatry

Psychiatry Clinics: Medication Management Appointments

Many people are surprised to find that medication management appointments are very similar to primary care appointments. Since medication...

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Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Nov 11, 20211 min read

Psychiatric Clinics

Psychiatric Clinics: The COVID Caveat

Before I start posting more details about the various models for psychiatric clinics, I think it's important to remember that, like...

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Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Nov 10, 20211 min read

Psychiatric Clinics

Psychiatric Clinics: Insurance Matters

Psychiatry is no different from other specialties in the US, in that a person's care can be affected by their insurance status.

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Psychiatric Clinics: It's An Evolving Model

Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Nov 8, 20211 min read

Psychiatric Clinics

Psychiatric Clinics: It's An Evolving Model

Before talking about the different types of psychiatric clinics, I think it's important to introduce the idea that psychiatric clinics...

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Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Nov 5, 20211 min read

Psychiatric Clinics

New Series: Psychiatric Clinics

Over the years I've learned that one reason people don't want to go to a psychiatric clinic is that they don't know what to expect. Most...

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Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Nov 4, 20212 min read

Psychotherapy

Starting Psychotherapy: Functional Fit

Psychotherapy depends largely on regular, structured conversation. If a patient feels that communication is a fundamental and consistent ch

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Starting Psychotherapy: A Few Sessions For Goal Definition

Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Nov 3, 20211 min read

Psychotherapy

Starting Psychotherapy: A Few Sessions For Goal Definition

Sometimes the hardest part of starting therapy is attending the first session. Due to the multiple barriers a person might have overcome...

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Starting Psychotherapy: Give Yourself Some Extra Time

Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Nov 2, 20212 min read

Psychiatry

Starting Psychotherapy: Give Yourself Some Extra Time

I realized that while I took the time to cover several common therapy modalities, there are still some basics about starting psychotherapy

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Emergency Psychiatric Services: "Home, Outpatient Care, or Hospitalization?"

Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Nov 1, 20212 min read

Emergency Psychiatric Care

Emergency Psychiatric Services: "Home, Outpatient Care, or Hospitalization?"

An emergency psychiatric evaluation is not complete until the care team knows the answer to a key question: After you leave emergency servi

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Emergency Psychiatric Care: You Could Be Transferred

Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Oct 29, 20212 min read

Emergency Psychiatric Care

Emergency Psychiatric Care: You Could Be Transferred

If your care team in the medical emergency room (ER) decides you need more care than they are able to provide or coordinate for you, they...

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Emergency Psychiatric Care: Psychiatric Interviews Are Targeted and Condensed

Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Oct 28, 20212 min read

Emergency Psychiatric Care

Emergency Psychiatric Care: Psychiatric Interviews Are Targeted and Condensed

Every emergency room approaches psychiatrist staffing differently. As I previously wrote, not every emergency room has a staff...

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Emergency Psychiatric Care: Emergency Medicine Will Usually See You First

Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Oct 26, 20212 min read

Psychiatry

Emergency Psychiatric Care: Emergency Medicine Will Usually See You First

Most people who are looking for emergency psychiatric care will likely present to a full-service medical emergency room. The reason is log

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Emergency Psychiatric Care: Field Responses Are Available

Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Oct 25, 20212 min read

What To Expect

Emergency Psychiatric Care: Field Responses Are Available

Psychiatric emergencies are medical emergencies. Therefore, one immediate goal is to present for help as quickly as you can.

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Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Oct 22, 20212 min read

Emergency Psychiatric Care

An Ounce of Prevention

Befores speaking about the general process of accessing Emergency Psychiatric Services, I would be remiss if I didn't spend a little time on

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Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Oct 21, 20211 min read

Emergency Psychiatric Care

New Series: Emergency Psychiatric Care

My posts on emergency psychiatric care will focus on California systems, and even more so on urban regions that are more likely to have mult

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Dr. Leilani Sharpe

Oct 20, 20212 min read

Psychotherapy

Types of Psychotherapy: Psychoanalysis

I intentionally decided to cover psychoanalysis last because I feel like it's not a modality currently offered by most therapy providers .

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