Medication management
Medication management is the ongoing part of psychiatric care: prescribing, reviewing, and adjusting your treatment as we see how you respond. Both of our providers are psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners, so whichever provider you see can both prescribe your medication and track how well it’s working.
Prescribing that follows the plan
We prescribe medication as part of the treatment plan from your comprehensive psychiatric assessment, not on its own. When both are indicated, we combine medication with psychotherapy approaches.
Prescribing that follows the plan: key points
- Diagnosis comes first, at your assessment. Prescribing decisions follow from it.
- When therapy and medication are both indicated, we plan them together, not separately.
- Feel free to ask what a medication is supposed to do and why we chose it.
- It helps to have a list of everything you already take, including anything over the counter.
Medication is one part of a plan, not the whole of it.
Measured, not guessed
We use standardized clinical rating scales to track your progress against the baseline from your assessment. The same measures help us catch early signs that things are slipping — a change in the wrong direction is easier to act on when it shows up as a number, not just a feeling.
Measured, not guessed: key points
- We take a baseline at your assessment, so later visits have something to compare against.
- We repeat the same measures later, so changes are clear instead of a matter of opinion.
- We also use screening tests to help rule other conditions in or out.
- A score is something to talk about, not a verdict on how you feel.
Adjusting as things change
Psychiatric medication rarely lands perfectly the first time. Follow-up appointments are where we look at how you’re responding, what side effects you’re dealing with, and what needs to change. We keep checking your progress and offer support and education along the way.
Adjusting as things change: key points
- Tell us about side effects, even small ones — they often shape what we change next.
- Support and education continue alongside your treatment, as needed.
- Figuring out what’s helping and what isn’t is something we do together.
Needing an adjustment is an ordinary part of treatment, not a setback.
Working with your other clinicians
If you already see a therapist, a primary care provider, or another specialist, we work with them so your medication fits the rest of your care instead of cutting across it. If you need something outside what we provide, we can refer you to follow-up services.
Working with your other clinicians: key points
- Working with your other providers is part of how we build your treatment plan.
- Let us know who else is treating you. It helps us avoid gaps and overlap.
- Referrals to follow-up services are one of the options we offer.
Conditions we prescribe for
Medication management is available for the conditions we treat.
- Depression
- Anxiety
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Panic attacks
- OCD
- PTSD
- Schizophrenia
- Mood disorders
- Psychosis
Being on this list doesn’t mean medication is the answer in every case.
Conditions we prescribe for: key points
- Medication is one option, not the only one.
- Before anything is prescribed, we make a diagnosis at your assessment, if one can be made.
Common questions
No. Medication management depends on the diagnosis and baseline measurements from your comprehensive psychiatric assessment.
It depends on your treatment plan and how you’re responding. We’ll set a schedule with you at your assessment.
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