Care setting overview
General Adult Psychiatry
BH-GAPLongitudinal diagnostic clarification, medication management, psychotherapy integration, measurement-informed care, relapse prevention, and functional recovery.
- Care model
- Specialty outpatient
- Typical pace
- Initial evaluations and longitudinal follow-up
- Population
- Adults with new, recurrent, chronic, or diagnostically complex psychiatric concerns
Common presentations
- Mood, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and trauma-related disorders
- Psychotic, bipolar, and personality disorders
- Sleep, substance-related, and co-occurring conditions
PMHNP priorities
- Track symptoms, function, tolerability, and treatment response
- Revisit diagnosis as the clinical picture evolves
- Use shared decision-making and coordinated treatment planning
Care team
PMHNPs, psychiatrists, therapists, pharmacists, nurses, case managers, and primary care clinicians