Treatment in Our Inpatient Units
When patients are admitted, our psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and social workers use a team approach for crisis stabilization. Patients receive care in a controlled and peaceful environment.
Our team works closely with each patient to create an individualized treatment program that can include one or more of the following:
- Family consultation
- Comprehensive evaluation
- Medication management
- Group therapy
- Individual psychotherapy
- Specialty treatment using advanced approaches such as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), ketamine infusion therapy, and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), as necessary
- After-care program for continued outpatient management after patients leave the hospital
Psychiatric Care for Medical and Surgical Patients
Our psychiatry and psychology professionals care for patients who are being treated in other departments at UT Southwestern, addressing mental health issues related to conditions such as stroke, heart attack, burns, head injury, or complicated labor and delivery.
Our mental health care team helps promote successful recovery using medication management, bedside psychotherapy, and behavioral medicine interventions to enhance patients’ physical and emotional well-being. They also educate hospital staff about the mental health issues that can affect patients under their care.
Support Services
Our behavioral health professionals provide care for the whole patient – body, mind, and spirit. As patients transition from inpatient to outpatient care, we support their quality of life with support groups and other resources. These services can be tailored to meet the specific needs of patients and their families. Find out more about supportive services available for psychiatry and psychology patients.
Clinical Trials in Psychiatry
The Division of Psychiatry sponsors research programs in several areas of behavioral health, such as:
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Family studies
- Psychotherapy
- Schizophrenia
Learn more about research in psychiatry at UT Southwestern.