Eastway Behavioral Medicine Behavioral Medicine A decentralized staff of Board certified and Board eligible psychiatrists and registered psychiatric nurses provide psychiatric assessment, medication management, therapeutic injections, patient education and consultation with families and providers. The primary intent is reducing the interference of symptoms in the person's daily functioning. Medication efficacy and side effects are assessed at each session. Behavioral medicine staff work closely with therapists and community support specialists, providing regular team consultations, treatment plan development and review.
Staff are available to go on-site.
Aggressive discharge planning in conjunction with community support specialists is also facilitated. Psychiatrists adhere to American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines as part of an extensive best practices review system. Eastway's injection clinics are OSHA approved. Behavioral Medicine services are certified by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services. Behavioral Medicine staff are licensed Medicaid and Medicare providers and are certified providers for many managed care entities.