Psychiatry Patient Care

Our diverse team of healthcare professionals is devoted to supporting patients during critical periods of psychiatric need. Our primary services focus on thorough evaluation and consultation. After assessment, we offer treatment recommendations and guidance on where to access appropriate care. Often, this means referrals to providers outside U-M Health.

Our Approach to Patient Care:

• Comprehensive care
  Psychiatric illnesses can affect overall health. Our model of care looks after the whole person. Because the effects of these illnesses are rarely limited to the individual who receives the diagnosis, we strive to care for both patients and their families.
• Community care
  Our clinicians work in partnership with community providers so that whenever possible, you can receive your care closer to home. After an initial consult and treatment recommendation, our goal is to return you to your primary care doctor or other experts in your community who can monitor and manage your treatment.
• Care within a research institution
  Patients can choose, if able, to participate in clinical research. In doing so, they benefit from the very latest health science, have access to treatments not otherwise routinely available, and contribute to our understanding of brain illnesses.
• Multidisciplinary care
  Your clinical team is supported by other professionals from U-M Health and from nearly every school and college within U-M. The result is a unified approach to diagnosing, understanding, treating, and eventually preventing the illnesses we treat.
• Care within a teaching institution
  It is our mission to prepare the next generation of healthcare professionals to meet the unique challenges of mental health care. We will ensure that tomorrow’s providers are skilled in the latest procedures, treat patients and families with compassion, and remain relentless in their search for better ways to conquer psychiatric illness.