We are pleased to serve our students with more than standard medical care. In addition to our regular primary care services, we also offer psychiatric services. Out psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) can diagnose and treat an array of conditions through a psychological evaluation appointment. Routine medication management appointments follow the diagnosis and initial prescription. These appointments manage dosage, offer the opportunity to perform any additional diagnostic screening required, as well as to check-in with the student.
There are a few ways to obtain an initial psychological evaluation appointment.
- Obtain a referral through University Counseling Services.
- Although some students manage their diagnoses with traditional psychotherapy, there are those who may benefit from medication to better manage their symptoms. Speak to your counselor about being referred to the PMHNP for evaluation
- Students who have been prescribed medications in the past, including trials and hospitalizations, will need to complete a release of information for health services to obtain those records prior to being seen by the PMHNP.
- Obtain a referral through University Health Services
- Some students have never been prescribed a psychiatric medication before, nor have they ever been seen by a psychotherapist. In these cases, any of our family nurse practitioners can evaluate a student and make an informed decision to refer to the PMHNP for psychological evaluation. In some instances, the FNP will not refer to the PMHNP or the PMHNP may refer the student back to the FNP for medication management.
- Students who have been prescribed medications in the past, including trials and hospitalizations, will need to complete a release of information for health services to obtain those records prior to being seen by the PMHNP.
- You are currently being prescribed by a provider outside of USM
- Some students have a psychiatrist or other medical provider overseeing their medication management. However, those providers may now be out of state or out of the country and can not continue to prescribe and manage those medications while the student is at USM. UHS can still help! Students should contact their current prescriber and request a referral to University Health Services – PMHNP. We require records from all previous and current prescribers before an appointment can be scheduled and the PMHNP taking over prescribing.
- Note: Our office cannot refill any prescription without the student being established for care with one of our providers and/or without proper documentation of the medication, treatment plan, and prescriber information on record.
- Some students have a psychiatrist or other medical provider overseeing their medication management. However, those providers may now be out of state or out of the country and can not continue to prescribe and manage those medications while the student is at USM. UHS can still help! Students should contact their current prescriber and request a referral to University Health Services – PMHNP. We require records from all previous and current prescribers before an appointment can be scheduled and the PMHNP taking over prescribing.
Students who are already established with our PMHNP do not need to seek another referral to book an appointment. Please contact our office to book your next appointment or to re-establish care.