Psychiatric diagnostic assessments provide the information needed for your mental health professional to understand your unique challenges, diagnose the reason for your symptoms, and develop a personalized treatment plan. Dawn Goldstein, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, and the team at Huron Street Wellness Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan, have years of experience completing psychiatric evaluations for children, teens, and adults. You can get an assessment in the office or through a convenient telehealth appointment. Call the office today or request an appointment online to take the first step toward improving your mental health.
A psychiatric assessment is an in-depth evaluation of your emotional, behavioral, and social health. In some cases, a psychiatric assessment may include cognitive testing to identify problems with memory, attention, and other brain functions.
Your psychiatric diagnostic assessment provides the information needed to identify the cause of your symptoms, diagnose mental health disorders, and recommend treatments like psychotherapy and medication management.
You don’t need to wonder or worry about whether you should have a psychiatric assessment. Instead, consider if you could use the support of a caring mental health provider at Huron Street Wellness Center.
You may need support if you have feelings, thoughts, or behaviors that are upsetting, negative, worrisome, or affect your family, work, or social life.
You may have daily anxiety, feel depressed, have angry outbursts, or have a hard time making friends, to name just a few challenges that improve with mental health care.
During your first appointment at Huron Street Wellness Center, you simply talk with a provider and they learn about your concerns. Then they decide whether a psychiatric diagnostic assessment is needed.
Your Huron Street Wellness Center provider may ask you to complete a medical history form and a questionnaire about your behaviors and emotions. Otherwise, your assessment consists of a conversation.
Your provider learns about your symptoms, asking questions to get details about when your symptoms typically occur and how they affect your life. They also talk about issues affecting your mental health, including your lifestyle habits and social and work life.
Psychiatric assessments for children are essentially the same, but your Huron Street Wellness Center provider talks with you and your child. Depending on your child’s age, they may ask to talk with them alone.
Your provider may also ask permission to send questionnaires to others, such as teachers, other family members, and caregivers, who are familiar with your child’s challenges.
A psychiatric diagnostic assessment doesn’t include standardized psychological or intelligence testing. However, your provider may recommend additional testing based on the results of your assessment.
Call the experienced Huron Street Wellness Center team or book an appointment online if you have questions or want to schedule a psychiatric evaluation.