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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Over the last 50 years, the western world has increasingly incorporated the idea of mindfulness into various psychotherapy approaches. The

Group therapy is a setting in which patients are provided a supportive network to learn new ideas and skills, process experiences, and...

As I start to review different types of psychotherapy modalities, you'll likely pick up that there is this running theme: Your thoughts...

One could consider supportive psychotherapy a great introduction to therapy, from the perspective of the patient. But to therapists, suppor

In addition to different types of psychotherapy providers, there are also different types of psychotherapy approaches. Sometimes these appr

Psychiatrists are physicians who chose to specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders that affect mood, thinking, and behaviors.