Emergencies
What is a Psychiatric
Emergency?
Psychiatric emergencies are acute disturbances in one's thoughts, behaviors, mood, or social relationships that require immediate intervention as defined by the patient, family, or social unit to save the patient and/or others from imminent danger.
The most prevalent emergent psychiatric situations self-neglect, self-harm, suicidal behavior, depressive or manic episodes, aggressive behaviors, psychomotor agitation, severely impaired judgment, intoxication, altered mental status, and/or withdrawal from psychoactive substances.
If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, having active thoughts of harming yourself or others with plan or intent, or a severe medication reaction, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.
Suicide Prevention
You can call 1-800-273-TALK, if feeling suicidal to speak with a crisis counselor.
We provide outpatient mental health services and are not an urgent care or crisis center.
If you are in need of medication adjustments, please contact our office to set up an appointment during our normal business hours.
Self Harming
Prevention
Most common types of self-harming behaviors:
Cutting with sharp objects
Scratching
Burning yourself
Carving words or symbols into your skin
Hitting or punching oneself
Head banging
Pulling out your hair
Picking at existing wounds
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