Patient Education

Your Practice Name would like to be your partner in health care. Feel free to ask your questions and share your concerns with us. We will work with you to develop a wellness program for the care and treatment you need.

We welcome you to our practice and look forward to caring for you.

Your Practice Name provides a full range of medical services including the following:

Addiction Follow-up Treatment

Addiction is a brain disease that affects multiple brain circuits, including those involved in reward and motivation, learning and memory, and control over behavior. Chemical dependence is a form of addiction in which a person uses a chemical substance (drugs or alcohol) compulsively and cannot stop using them despite the problems caused by their use. Scientific research since the mid-1970s shows that treatment can help patients addicted to drugs stop using, avoid relapse, and successfully recover their lives. ...

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners

Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs) are mental health care professionals who begin their professional careers by attending nursing school, and then going on to complete either master's or doctoral degrees. They are trained to work with individuals and families with psychiatric disorders, and to consult with groups, communities, legislators, educators and corporations. They provide a full range of psychiatric and mental health care, including the administration of psychotherapy and the prescription of medications. In at least 20 states, psychiatric nurses are licensed to treat patients in private-practice venues. ...

Psychiatrists

Psychiatrists are medical doctors specializing in psychiatry, the branch of medicine dealing with illnesses of the psyche (mind). Psychiatrists diagnose and treat mental, addiction, emotional and psychotic disorders. Although in past decades it was not uncommon for psychiatrists to specialize in psychotherapy or psychoanalysis, and treat patients without the use of medication, in recent years psychiatrists have become more likely to concentrate only on prescribing psychotropic medication, and then sending their patients to other practitioners for ongoing psychotherapy. ...

Psychiatry

Psychiatry is the branch of medicine that deals with mental health. Psychiatrists are medical doctors who work to study, diagnose, treat and prevent mental disorders, including those resulting in substance abuse. These doctors understand both social and biological sciences.

Reasons to Visit a Psychiatrist

A psychiatrist can help diagnose and treat disorders and conditions that affect a patient's mental health. Disorders and conditions include: ...

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy, also known as talk therapy or counseling, includes several types of treatment for psychological distress or psychiatric disorder. Psychotherapy involves discussions with a trained professional in order to clarify patient thinking and behavior. Just about any type of emotional disturbance can be effectively addressed with psychotherapy, although in many cases other methods of treatment, such as medication, will be necessary as well. ...