Counseling sessions are confidential and information discussed is not available to the employer or to the insurance company. Lance Clemsen, LISW, Manager Geriatric Program UI Behavioral Health's geriatric specialists provide specialized inpatient and outpatient care as well as outreach and educational services to nursing facilities and other assisted living programs. The Medical-Psychiatric program treats patients with concurrent medical and psychiatric conditions. Patients requiring treatment on an inpatient medical service receive daily care by a medical and psychiatric physician. A joint residency program sponsored by the departments of Internal Medicine and Psychiatry trains residents in the diagnosis and treatment of patients at the interface of medicine and psychiatry.
Physicians become board eligible in medicine and psychiatry.
The clinical neuropsychology service provides comprehensive psychological evaluation services to assess cognitive functioning in persons with known or suspected brain dysfunction. A neuropsychological assessment is used to clarify diagnosis, monitor mental status change, assess and monitor disability status and assess metal abilities that affect capacity for independent living, decision making, vocational planning and other areas of daily living.