The Department of Psychiatry provides inpatient and outpatient services and supports, as well as a number of specialty programs, many of which involve research components. Specialists promote continuity of care with close communication with referring physicians and, where appropriate, with members of the patient's family.
Treatment encompasses psychotherapy, medication and rehabilitation.
Treatments include psychotherapy, medication and rehabilitation. The Psychiatry Program on Aging provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient programs, including expert clinical assessments for memory loss, as well as behavior, sleep and mood changes. Research programs are available for Alzheimer's disease and related intellectual impairments as well as for depression. Comprehensive care for all health aspects of aging are provided through the Foerderer Geriatric Evaluation Program in Penn's Institute on Aging. Consultations are provided to nursing homes, life care communities, families, and individual patients.