What makes this place special?
Patients evaluated and treated at the U-M Depression Center and Ambulatory Psychiatry receive care available in only a few places in the nation. Five factors combine to set our approach apart. Together, they define the Michigan Difference:
Comprehensive care
Psychiatric illnesses can affect overall health. Our model of care looks
after the whole person. Because the effects of these illnesses are rarely
limited to the individual who receives the diagnosis, we strive to care
for both patients and their families.
Community
care
Our clinicians work in partnership with community providers so that whenever
possible, you can receive your care closer to home. After an initial consult
and treatment recommendation, our goal is to return you to your primary
care doctor or other expert in your community who can monitor and manage
your treatment. Rest assured, we are going to be here should you need us
again in the future.
Care within a research institution
Patients can choose, if able, to participate in clinical research. In doing
so, they benefit from the very latest health science, have access to
treatments not otherwise routinely available, and contribute to our understanding
of brain illnesses.
Multidisciplinary
care
Your clinical team is supported by other professionals from the U-M Health
System and from nearly every school and college within the University.
The result: a unified approach to diagnosing, understanding, treating and
eventually
preventing the illnesses we treat.
Care within a teaching institution
It is our mission to prepare the next generation of healthcare professionals
to meet the unique challenges of mental health care. We will ensure that
tomorrow’s
providers are skilled in the latest procedures, treat patients and families
with compassion, and remain relentless in their search for better
ways to conquer psychiatric illness.
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