Telepsychiatry Q & A

What is telepsychiatry?

Telepsychiatry is psychiatric care in a virtual environment. Changing times have clearly demonstrated the need for increased access to
mental health care, and telepsychiatry offers a solution that works for everyone.

Telepsychiatry involves having your treatment sessions through an online connection. Using a computer, smartphone, or any other type
of internet-capable device, you connect to a private online area where you speak directly to Dr. Amarachi.

Telepsychiatry is the most convenient way to manage your mental health needs. You don’t have to leave your home for telepsychiatry,
and it can save lots of time. Additionally, most patients prefer to get their mental health care in a space where they’re the most
comfortable.

At MindCare Wellness LLC, telepsychiatry services comply with strict HIPAA rules to ensure your privacy and safety online.

What conditions respond to telepsychiatry?

Telepsychiatry is just as effective as office-based appointments, according to the American Psychiatric Association. It offers help with
nearly all mental health, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental disorders, including:

• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Bipolar disorder
• Schizophrenia
• Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
• Conduct disorder
• Learning disabilities
• Intellectual disabilities
• Impulse control disorder

Telepsychiatry can also be a valuable treatment tool for many other conditions. In fact, telepsychiatry might even be more effective
than office-based care for some patients.

What happens during telepsychiatry visits?

Telepsychiatry covers two general areas:

Medication management

Medication can dramatically enhance the quality of life for many patients struggling with uncomfortable, inappropriate, intrusive, or
unhealthy thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Every condition responds to different medications, and individual body chemistry
differences may mean that each medication works uniquely in every person.

With medication management, Dr. Amarachi takes all those differences into account. He designs a personalized medication plan to help
you manage your symptoms better. Medication management is an evolving process because Dr. Amarachi monitors you carefully over
time and makes any changes necessary to give you ideal results.

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy, or “talk therapy,” gives you the chance to explore your feelings, thoughts, and behaviors in a deep and meaningful way.
Dr. Amarachi helps you develop healthier thought patterns and modify your responses to challenging situations.

Psychotherapy and medication management work in combination to help you recover, so your telepsychiatry sessions usually include
both a discussion about your medication and therapy.

Telepsychiatry helps remove obstacles like distance to give you the same empathetic care you’d get in the office. Call the MindCare
Wellness LLC office or book your appointment online today.