Care Designed Around Your Needs

Depression can affect mood, sleep, concentration, energy, motivation, relationships, and physical well-being. A psychiatric evaluation helps identify symptoms, medical considerations, medication history, stressors, and other factors that may influence treatment.

Treatment may include medication management, psychotherapy referrals, lifestyle-support recommendations, and scheduled follow-up visits. Recommendations are based on the individual’s symptoms, health history, needs, and goals.

• Diagnostic evaluation and symptom review
• Medication options when clinically appropriate
• Coordination with therapists and other providers
• Regular follow-up and treatment adjustments

Anxiety may appear as excessive worry, panic attacks, restlessness, avoidance, sleep disruption, physical tension, difficulty concentrating, or fear in social situations. Evaluation helps determine the pattern, severity, and possible causes of these symptoms.

Care may involve medication, therapy referrals, coping strategies, sleep and lifestyle considerations, and continued monitoring. The treatment plan is adjusted according to the patient’s response and priorities.

• Generalized anxiety and panic evaluation
• Review of physical and emotional symptoms
• Therapy and coping-resource coordination
• Follow-up to monitor response and tolerability

ADHD assessment considers attention, impulsivity, hyperactivity, organization, time management, academic or workplace functioning, developmental history, sleep, mood, and other conditions that may produce similar symptoms.

When ADHD is diagnosed, treatment may include medication, behavioral strategies, organizational support, therapy referrals, and scheduled follow-up to evaluate effectiveness, side effects, and day-to-day functioning.

• Detailed symptom and functional-history review
• Structured testing or rating tools when appropriate
• Medication and non-medication treatment options
• Continued monitoring of focus, sleep, and functioning

Bipolar symptoms may include periods of depression, elevated or irritable mood, decreased need for sleep, increased energy, impulsive decisions, racing thoughts, or significant changes in activity and functioning.

Care focuses on accurate diagnosis, mood stabilization, medication monitoring, sleep and routine considerations, early warning signs, and coordination with therapists or other medical providers when needed.

• Review of mood episodes and symptom history
• Medication effectiveness and safety monitoring
• Identification of triggers and early warning signs
• Relapse-prevention and continued-care planning

Trauma-related symptoms can affect mood, sleep, memory, relationships, concentration, physical comfort, and a person’s sense of safety. Evaluation is paced carefully and focuses on current symptoms, functioning, and treatment goals.

Psychiatric treatment may help address anxiety, depression, nightmares, sleep disruption, irritability, or other associated symptoms. Therapy referrals may be recommended as part of a coordinated treatment plan.

• Private and respectful symptom assessment
• Review of sleep, mood, anxiety, and functioning
• Medication options when clinically appropriate
• Coordination with trauma-informed therapy resources

Medication-management visits are used to evaluate progress, discuss concerns, review side effects, monitor adherence, assess changes in symptoms, and determine whether treatment should remain the same or be adjusted.

Patients should provide an accurate list of prescriptions, over-the-counter products, supplements, allergies, and relevant medical information so potential safety concerns and interactions can be reviewed.

• Review of benefits, side effects, and concerns
• Careful dosage and treatment adjustments
• Review of other medications and health changes
• In-person or telehealth follow-up when appropriate

Transcranial magnetic stimulation, commonly called TMS, is a noninvasive treatment that uses magnetic pulses to stimulate targeted areas of the brain. It may be considered for eligible patients after a psychiatric and medical review.

A consultation is used to review diagnosis, treatment history, medications, medical considerations, potential benefits, possible side effects, scheduling, and insurance requirements before a treatment course is recommended.

• Review of diagnosis and previous treatment history
• Medical and psychiatric eligibility screening
• Explanation of treatment sessions and expectations
• Progress monitoring throughout the treatment course

Atlanta Psychiatric Medicine works with a trusted pediatric psychology referral resource to help children and families access specialized psychological evaluations when those services are needed.

Referral services may include comprehensive psychological evaluations for young children, updated autism evaluations, and Katie Beckett Deeming Waiver evaluations. Scheduling, insurance participation, documentation requirements, and availability should be confirmed directly with the evaluation provider.

• Comprehensive evaluations for young children
• Developmental, behavioral, and emotional assessment
• Updated autism evaluation services
• Katie Beckett Deeming Waiver evaluation resources