FAQs
What will my first appointment be like? How
should I prepare?
Please arrive 15 minutes early before your scheduled appointment time to fill out paperwork. You should expect to spend about an hour with your psychiatrist during your initial appointment. Although it will take many visits to gain a full understanding of your unique issues and treatment needs, this time is used to gather historical information about you and your individual needs. We will also ask questions about your family’s physical and mental health history. At this time, a treatment plan will be devised with you in order to best meet your needs.
If available, please bring to your initial appointment:
- A complete medication list (including the name of the medication, dose, and frequency you take) or prescription bottles. Please include any over-the-counter medications you take as well.
- Your updated insurance card.
- A list of medical conditions and medication allergies. If you have seen your primary care physician, recent notes and/or physical exam as well as the results of any recent lab work may also be beneficial.
- Copy of any pertinent medical records in your possession including any past psychological testing
- Information regarding any past psychiatric treatment, including names of psychiatrists or therapists you may have worked with previously.
- For your convenience to save time upon arrival at your appointment, you may print off and fill out the “Intake”
form located on our Forms page.
What is your payment policy?
Payment is due at the time of service. If you will be utilizing health insurance, we recommend you contact your insurance provider prior to your appointment to determine preapproval requirements. Personal checks and Master Card/Visa are accepted. Cash is accepted but we are unable to provide change. There is a $50 charge for returned checks.
How do you deal with cancellations, missed,
or late appointments?
You must provide 24 hour notice of cancellation for all appointments. If not, you will be expected to pay for the missed session at your next appointment. Please be aware that your insurance provider will not pay for this missed appointment, and that the full cost of the appointment is much greater that a traditional copay you may be used to. Late arrivals will be seen if possible but will still end as scheduled and you will be charged for the full appointment.
A complete list of all office policies and procedures are
available at our office.
**** MEDICAL DISCLAIMER: The information on this website has been provided to you by River City Psychiatry, LLC only for educational purposes. Any information provided by this site should not be considered a substitute for consultation with a Psychiatrist to address specific medical needs. Any link on the River City Psychiatry, LLC website does not imply that we endorse any of the products or services listed on these links.
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