Services
Patient services offered by UF Health Psychiatry include:
Adult psychiatry
- Psychiatric evaluations
- Individual, group, marital and family therapy
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy
- Medication management
Child and adolescent psychiatry
- Psychiatric and psychological assessments
- Individual therapy
- Parent training
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy
- Psycho-educational testing
- Medication management
Consultation-liaison services
Consultation-liaison services, or psychosomatic medicine, are provided at UF Health Jacksonville. Consultation-liaison psychiatry is dedicated to assisting clinical staff and patients by providing evaluation and treatment of psychiatric illnesses which can arise in the presence of a primary medical illness. Prompt evaluation and treatment of psychiatric illnesses is often essential in optimizing care for the medical patient as underlying psychiatric issues can often exacerbate the primary medical issue, increase length of stay in the hospital or hinder effective medical treatment. The psychiatric consultant can help distinguish if psychiatric symptoms are the result of a primary psychiatric issue, the medical illness, the medications being used or a combination of all these factors and then make appropriate recommendations to best help the treatment teams provide optimal care for their patients.
Mental health services in primary care
- Individual and group therapy to patients who are seen by community health medical providers
- Group therapy (currently a men's support group and women's weight management group)
- Smoking cessation group for patients, employees and people from the community
- Providing education to providers on mental health issues
Transcranial magnetic stimulation
UF Health Psychiatry offers transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, an FDA-approved therapy for individuals who have treatment-resistant depression. Treatment-resistant depression is a condition where antidepressant medications have failed or when the side effects of medications are intolerable. TMS uses a focused electromagnet to stimulate underactive cells in targeted areas of the brain. The magnetic pulses generate an electrical current and raise brain activity to normal levels.
More about transcranial magnetic stimulation
Lock Bag Program
Poisoning and overdoses in the home are a preventable cause of death and injury in children and teenagers. The Lock Bag Program at UF Health Jacksonville educates families on the importance of safety proofing the home against intentional and accidental overdoses, and provides a free medication lock bag to store medications securely.