Psychiatric Care and Medication Management
Psychiatry is part of every plan at Wings, with a medication visit every week. Medication and therapy work on the same plan, so changes are made and checked while you are in care.
From the first psychiatric evaluation to the handoff
Psychiatry every week- 1
Psychiatric evaluation
Early in treatment: your history, what you take, what has and has not worked.
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A plan with you
Whether to keep, change or start a medication, decided together.
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A visit every week
Changes are made, checked and adjusted while you are in care.
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A handoff when you leave
A prescriber to continue with, and an up-to-date medication list.
Medication that keeps up with treatment
Outpatient medication checks often happen every month or two. In treatment, things change faster than that.
Faster changes
A weekly visit means a medication change is checked in days, not months.
One team
Psychiatry and your therapists talk, so medication and therapy work on the same plan.
Nursing support
Nursing staff help with side effects and day-to-day questions.
Bring every medication, labeled
Bring all medications in their original labeled bottles, with a list of doses and who prescribes them. Psychiatry reviews them with you early on.
What to bring →Questions about medication?
Admissions answers calls 9 a.m.–5 p.m., seven days a week.
Call(760) 388-6369Wings works with many PPO insurance plans
Admissions verifies your benefits before admission, free and confidential. For Medi-Cal or Medicare, admissions can point you to programs that accept them.
Questions about psychiatric care
Psychiatry, choosing medication, changes, arrival and after Wings.
Don't see your question?
Admissions answers calls 9 a.m.–5 p.m., seven days a week. Calls are confidential.
Call(760) 388-6369Visits, phones, what to bring and more in the admissions FAQ →All the ways to reach Wings →Does Wings have a psychiatrist?
Yes. Psychiatry is part of every treatment plan, with a medication visit every week in residential, PHP and IOP.
Do I have to take medication?
Medication is offered when it is clinically appropriate, and the choice is yours, made together with psychiatry.
My medication stopped working. Can Wings help?
Yes. Weekly visits let psychiatry adjust and check changes quickly, while you are in daily therapy.
What happens to my medication when I arrive?
Bring all medications in their original labeled bottles with a current list. Psychiatry reviews them with you early in treatment.
Who prescribes after I leave Wings?
Your discharge plan includes a psychiatrist or prescriber to continue with and an up-to-date medication list.