Care setting overview
Interventional Psychiatry Service
BH-IPSEvidence-informed evaluation and delivery of interventional treatments within a coordinated longitudinal psychiatric plan.
- Care model
- Specialty procedural and treatment-resistant illness service
- Typical pace
- Consultation, procedure-based treatment, and structured monitoring
- Population
- Patients being evaluated for ECT, TMS, ketamine-based treatment, or other specialty interventions
Common presentations
- Severe or treatment-resistant depressive illness
- Catatonia, severe mood episodes, and selected psychotic presentations
- Complex treatment histories requiring specialty risk-benefit review
PMHNP priorities
- Confirm diagnosis, prior treatment adequacy, indications, and alternatives
- Review medical, cognitive, anesthesia, medication, and safety considerations
- Define response measures and coordinate maintenance and follow-up care
Care team
Interventional psychiatrists, PMHNPs, anesthesiology, nurses, pharmacists, technicians, medical consultants, and referring clinicians