Rotations are required in addiction, adolescent, general adult and neuropsychiatry. The patient population range is from 12 years of age through geriatrics, with a slight preponderance of females.
Most inpatients are ambulatory and present with diverse psychiatric disorders.
Residents participate in the evaluation and treatment of patients by obtaining a patient history and physical examination. With the attending faculty the resident develops a differential diagnosis, an assessment of biopsychosocial needs and a comprehensive treatment plan. Daily team meetings augment patient rounds, and both resident and faculty attend group therapy sessions. Residents interact with the rehabilitation therapists in art, experiential, and recreational therapies. The general adult program offers diagnostic evaluation and immediate stabilization of emergent psychiatric illness.