Harborview Medical Center (HMC)
HMC Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is a critical safety net for disadvantaged patients with severe mental illness and substance abuse, both acute and chronic. Annually, more than 1800 patients are admitted to HMC's 61 inpatient beds and specialized psychiatric/substance abuse program; more than 3000 consultations are provided to hospitalized medical and surgical patients for both mental illness and addictive disordes; 9000 patients are treated in medical primary care clinics, long-term psychiatry clinics, and geriatric outreach programs; and 90,000 visits for care of severe and persistent mental illness occur at Harborview’s Outpatient Mental Health Services. Most importantly, the specialized psychiatric emergency service (PES) evaluates 7000-9000 individuals annually. In addition to this remarkable safety-net function, Department faculty members at HMC sponsor a rapidly expanding program in psychiatric outcomes research and in cutting-edge laboratory-based neuroscience research.Hospital-based Services
- Mental Health Services
- Psychiatry Resident Clinic
- Psychotherapy Clinic at HMC
- Ambulatory Primary Care
- Chronic Fatigue Clinic
- Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress
- Consultation to HMC Outpatient Clinics
- Consultation to UW Medicine Neighborhood Clinics
- Madison Clinic (HIV/AIDS Care)
Inpatient Services
- Psychiatric Emergency Services
- Intensive Care – 5 East Hospital - Center
- Acute Care with co-morbid Medical Illness – 5 West B
- Acute Care for Patients with Mood Disorders – 5 West A
- Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) – Definition and Reference Article
- Consultation to Medical Surgical Inpatients
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