Diagnostic Clarification

For patients whose diagnosis has never fully fit - or who have received multiple conflicting diagnoses over time.

Many patients who seek psychiatric care have already been through a diagnosis - sometimes more than one. They may have been told they have depression, or bipolar disorder, or ADHD, or anxiety. And yet something still feels incomplete.

The evaluation process

A diagnostic clarification evaluation is a 60-minute initial visit. It includes a thorough review of your full psychiatric and medical history, a structured assessment of prior diagnoses and how they were determined, a careful medication history, and a review of prior records when available.

The goal of the visit is not to immediately prescribe or change medications. It is to arrive at an accurate understanding of what is happening - and why - before any treatment decisions are made.