Preparing for the Initial Consultation
In order to ensure a comprehensive evaluation,
several steps will be required prior to your
appointment.;
- Before an appointment is scheduled,
we will need to communicate with your treating
psychiatrist or referring physician regarding
your clinical history.
Have your referring
physician contact our Program Coordinator by
phone at 215-746-4100 or in writing, by submitting
a summary of your current and past psychiatric
treatment. The letter should include
a history of all medications you have taken,
and your responses.
If
you do not have a treating psychiatrist,
we would like a summary from any previous
psychiatrist and/or psychotherapist with
whom you have worked.
Once we
have received
a phone
call or letter
from your
physician,
our Program
Coordinator will call you to schedule an
appointment within one week.
- If you have ever been
treated in a psychiatric hospital,
have copies of the physician admission and
discharge summary faxed to us at 215-746-4116. You
will need to contact the records department
of the hospital in order to consent to the
release of the records.
- Prior to your appointment you
will be required to complete several forms, which will be mailed
to you after your initial phone call with our
Program Coordinator. We recommend submitting letters
and forms by fax so that we will be able to
respond sooner. Our fax number is 215-746-4116.
- If there are any additional forms to be filled
out, the Program Coordinator will ask you
to arrive 30 minutes early on the day
of your appointment to complete the necessary
items.
To contact the Mood Disorders Comprehensive
Consultation Service, please call 215-746-4100.
Mailing Address
Mood Disorders Comprehensive Consultation Service
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Department of Psychiatry
3535 Market Street, Mezzanine
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Fax number: 215-746-4116
Email: bridget.callaghan@uphs.upenn.edu
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