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Psychiatric Services
SMH Psychiatric Services include diagnostic evaluations,
medication management, consultations, and psychotherapy for children, adults,
and elders. Psychiatrists (MDs and DOs), Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners
(ARNPs), Resident Physicians in the University of
Washington Psychiatry Training Program, Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed
Practical Nurses (LPNs), and other mental health professionals are all members
of the
SMH Psychiatric Services staff.
In addition to routine care for people with a mental illness, a SMH
doctor is on-call around-the-clock for urgent and emergent needs, including
sharing coverage for Sacred Heart Medical Center’s Emergency Department.
Psychiatric Services staff members also provide nursing assessments,
Crisis Stabilization Services for
developmentally-disabled consumers,
Expanded Community
Services for those being discharged from longer term psychiatric
hospitalization, counseling, and nutrition, wellness, and overall health
education. SMH Psychiatric Services staff members also provide
Nurse Consultant Services in residential, skilled
nursing, and congregate care facilities.
Our Psychiatric Services staff members strive to provide
evidence-based approaches to properly diagnose and treat mental illness with the
goal of achieving mental health. |
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