Psychiatry and Behavioral Services

Contact Us: (632) 723-0101 ext. 4303
Location: 3rd Floor, Main Hospital Building

Specific services include:

I. Adult Out-Patient Services

a. Diagnostic / Evaluation
b. Psychopharmacologic Treatment
c. Psychotherapy
i. Individual
ii. Family
iii. Marital

II. Child and Adolescent Out-Patient Services

a. Diagnostic / Evaluation Services
b. Psychopharmacologic Management
c. Psychotherapy
i. Play Therapy
ii. Family Therapy
iii. Individual Therapy

III. Drug and Alcohol Problems – Adult and Adolescent

a. Diagnostic and Evaluation
b. Detoxification Services
i. Out-patient
ii. Liaison Services
c. Support Group Services

IV. Mood Clinic

a. Treatments for Depression
b. Psychotherapy
c. Pharmacotherapy

V. Consult-Liaison Services for the Hospital

a. Evaluation and management of acute psychiatric and behavioral manifestation of medical, neurological and surgical conditions

b. Geriatric Center
i. Psychiatric evaluation and management of co-morbid disorders of dementia. Psychosis, generalized anxiety disorder and major depression. Provide Forums and support group services for geriatric patients
c. Nephrology Section
i. Psychiatry evaluation for
1. Dialysis patients
2. Pre and Post Transplant
ii. Support group available for patients and caregivers
d. Cancer Institute
i. Supportive psychotherapy on issues of death and dying
ii. Psychiatric evaluation and management of co-morbid psychiatric problems, major depression and anxiety
e. Stroke Unit
i. Psychiatric evaluation and management of post-stroke depression
ii. Provide support group services
f. Comprehensive Sleep Disorders Center
i. Psychiatric evaluation and management of patients with sleep problems and dealing with anxiety and depression
ii. Provide support group services
g. Pain Center
i. Dealing with patients with acute and chronic pain
ii. Provide support group services
h. Intensive Care Unit
i. Dealing with patients with organic psychosis and delirium
ii. Provide support group services
i. Cardiac Rehab
i. Psychiatric evaluation and management of cardiac rehab patients and open heart surgery patients, dealing with anxiety and depression, support group services
j. Gastro-Intestinal
i. Psychiatric evaluation and management of psychosomatics
ii. Provide support group services
k. Nursing Service
i. In-house didactics on Psychiatry Disorders


VI. Pharmacological management for primary and co-morbid behavioral and psychiatric conditions

VII. Non-pharmacological Intervention

a. Crisis intervention
i. Victims of trauma and disaster
ii. Family and survivors of victims of trauma and disasters
b. Stress Management

c. Psychotherapy-support, cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic types for
i. Individuals
ii. Family and Caregivers

VIII. Education

a. Teaching /modules for nursing service on identification, assessment of psychiatric manifestations of medical, neurological and surgical conditions.

b. Teaching modules for non-psychiatrist doctors on psychiatric manifestations of trauma, medical, neurological and surgical conditions.