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Mental Health - Psychiatry & Psychology

Dean Health System’s Mental Health specialists, which include psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, other master’s prepared therapists, and psychiatric nurses, provide comprehensive mental health services for patients of all ages.

Psychiatrists are medical doctors (MD or DO) who specialize in diagnosing and treating mental disorders. A clinical psychiatrist can prescribe medications when necessary.

Psychiatric Nurses (RN) are teamed specifically with one physician in order to support a patient’s treatment. A psychiatric nurse may participate in office visits with the doctor and patient, and may be the first to respond when a patient calls with a question about medication.

Psychologists (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) are doctoral-level clinicians. A clinical psychologist provides psychological testing and evaluation, diagnosis, and psychotherapy.

Licensed Clinical Social Workers and other masters-prepared therapists (LCSW, LMFT, LPC) are part of the mental heath therapist team which provides assessment, diagnosis, and psychotherapy services.

Not sure which provider you should see? Call one of Dean's Behavioral Health Consultants.

Dean's mental health therapists and clinicians work closely together as a team to provide a patient or family with comprehensive and confidential mental health care, including assessment, testing, and diagnosis; medication intervention, a wide variety of psychotherapeutic approaches and crisis management when needed. Services are available to patients of all ages and are covered by many insurance agencies. The Dean Psychiatry Department operates out of four of the Dean Clinics – Dean Clinic (Fish Hatchery Road), West Clinic, and East Clinic in Madison, and Sun Prairie Clinic.

Patients range from those with serious emotional disturbance or mental illness requiring long-term care and treatment, to individuals requesting counseling and support for life transitions including individual emotional issues, family problems, parenting issues, grief and loss, terminal illness, and marital concerns. Treatment plans are crafted in collaboration with the patient's mental health provider, and may be of short or long term in duration.

Dean's Psychiatry specialists work closely with other medical specialists and community support networks to provide care for patients with substance abuse and addictive disorders.

Psychiatry & Psychology Special Interests / Services

Consultation, counseling, and mental health treatment are available for a wide variety of special patient groups. Dean's Behavioral Health Consultants can help individuals find the services they need. Patients with sleep disorders, diabetes, grief and loss issues, heart disease, substance abuse problems, upcoming or recent major surgery including bariatric surgery, and separated and divorced parents are among those who will find help and improvement via our services. Persons of all sexual orientations and lifestyles are welcome. Interpretation/translation services are available if requested in advance for non-English speaking and hearing-impaired patients or family members. Other issues addressed by our mental health specialists include:

• Affective or mood disorders – depression, bipolar disorder (manic depression) – throughout the life span
• Anger management
• Anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder – throughout the life span
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) – diagnosis and treatment through out the life span
• Coping with a family member with an autism spectrum diagnosis
• Chronic pain disorders
• Coping with chronic and acute pediatric illness
• Counseling for victims of accident, crime, abuse or other trauma
• Diabetes management for all ages
• Divorce adjustment counseling – children and adults
• Eating disorders
• Geriatric mental health
• Gifted children – emotional issues
• Headaches
• How to advocate for your child’s special needs with your local school district
• Coping with learning disabilities
• Oppositional defiant disorder in children and teens
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Psychological testing, including cognitive/intelligence testing and emotional/personality testing
• Pulmonary and cardiac rehabilitation
• School underachievement
• Stress-related disorders

See our recommended resources and articles for more information on mental health disorders and treatments.

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