Psychiatry
If you, your child or someone you know is thinking about suicide or self-harm, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or go to the nearest hospital emergency room.
Call 911 if you or someone you know is in imminent danger.
MENTAL HEALTH
RESOURCES
WHO WE
ARE
UK Psychiatry provides a full range of clinical services for adults and adolescents. Our team of psychiatrists, psychologists, neuropsychologists, forensic psychiatrists, child psychiatrists, geriatric psychiatrists and clinical social workers provide a holistic approach to patient care and can support all of your behavioral needs.
WHO WE
SERVE
The department's facilities include an acute care inpatient unit for adults housed at UK Good Samaritan Hospital, a Pediatric Behavioral Health Unit for those 17 and under at Kentucky Children’s Hospital, and an outpatient child, adolescent, and adult clinic located at Fountain Court in Lexington. The faculty also manages Eastern State Hospital, which provides inpatient care for patients with severe and persistent mental illness.
WHY WE ARE
UNIQUE
We stand at the forefront of behavioral health and psychiatric care. The department's multidisciplinary faculty is active in a variety of clinical and research interests including biological psychiatry, pharmacotherapy, and behavior therapy.
By combining evidence-based practices with a patient-centered philosophy, we are well-equipped to address your behavioral health concerns.
Specialties
- Anxiety Disorders and depression
- Family therapy
- Individual and group psychotherapy
- Personality disorders
- Psychosomatic disorders
Programs
- Adolescent Behavioral Health (Watch the video below to learn more about the newly renovated inpatient Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit at the Kentucky Children’s Hospital.)
- Adult Affective Disorders Clinical Service
- Adult Psychopharmacology Clinical Service
- Anxiety Disorders Clinical Service
- Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder Clinical Service
- Child Diagnostic Clinical Service
- Eating Disorders Clinical Service
- Supportive Medication Assisted Recovery Program (SMART): Combining medication-assisted treatment with group and individual therapy sessions, the Supportive Medication and Recovery Treatment program (SMART) aims to comprehensively address the unique needs of individuals with substance use disorders.
Resources
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Anxieties.com: Self-help site for persons suffering from anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, fear of flying and post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Anxiety-Panic Resource Center: Medical news, disorder information, and message boards. You can search by diagnosis/disorder.
- Anxiety Disorders Association of America
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Anyone in the United States experiencing a mental health issue can now call or text “988” to connect with a trained counselor. Calls to “988” are not just for suicide. They can include other mental health and substance use crises. The goal is for calls to be answered locally, so the trained counselors can provide immediate crisis support and connect the individual with local mental health resources.
