At Family Care Center, we believe that medication often works best as part of a comprehensive treatment plan that addresses the whole person—biologically, psychologically, socially and spiritually.
For those experiencing conditions like anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, psychosis, or PTSD, medications like antidepressants, antipsychotics and mood stabilizers can address underlying issues, helping balance brain chemistry and reduce symptoms. They can also make it easier to engage in therapeutic interventions such as talk therapy or transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), which can significantly enhance treatment outcomes and daily functioning.
Navigating psychiatry and medication management in mental health care
Our approach to medication management starts with a thorough psychiatric evaluation, ensuring we understand each patient’s unique needs. Our team of psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners and physician assistants works closely with therapists, psychologists and other specialists to ensure coordinated, comprehensive care.
Our goal is to help patients achieve optimal outcomes by balancing their medical needs with personalized care.
Here’s how we ensure effective medication management:
- Psychiatric Assessments: Our skilled providers will conduct a thorough clinical assessment to make a diagnosis and determine the most appropriate treatment plan, which may include medication as one of the treatment options.
- Regular Follow-Ups: During these sessions, providers assess the effectiveness of prescribed medications and other interventions, address any side effects or concerns and make necessary adjustments to the treatment plan.
- Clear Communication: Ongoing dialogue between our psychiatrists, referral partners and patients is essential to ensure treatment is effective and side effects are managed, setting the stage for continuity of care and optimal outcomes.
Caring for all ages and a broad range of conditions
We understand the unique mental health needs across the lifespan and offer rapid access to age-appropriate, evidence-based psychiatric treatment without delays.
Whether supporting children with behavioral concerns, guiding adolescents through challenging transitions, or addressing the mental health complexities of aging, we’re here to provide compassionate care.
In addition to medication management, we also offer individual, couples and family counseling, as well as TMS, a safe and effective advanced therapy designed to treat conditions like depression, OCD and more. By combining medication with therapy and other supportive interventions, integrated mental health care offers a holistic path to recovery, ensuring patients receive comprehensive and well-rounded treatment.
Integrated care and outstanding outcomes
Integrated care emphasizes individualized treatment plans. For some patients, medication is essential for recovery, while others may benefit more from therapy. Measurement-based care ensures that no matter what treatment is provided, it is tailored to each patient’s needs and adjusted based on their progress.
Family Care Center results
Our skilled team of experts identifies and delivers the right blend of personalized treatment options, coordinating care between therapists, psychiatrists and other mental health providers. This unique, collaborative method is highly effective. We exclusively utilize evidence-based treatment methods, ensuring our techniques are backed by extensive research. While the national benchmark for positive mental health outcomes is 52%, our research shows that our results are much better.
- When we treated people for depression using talk therapy alone, 77% experienced a significant decrease in their symptoms within six months.
- Our patients whose treatment plan included both therapy and medication management experienced even better results with 92% reporting a significant decrease in their symptoms of depression within six months.
- Of the patients who participated in therapy, medication management and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), 95% experienced a significant decrease in their depressive symptoms within six months.
