Department of Psychiatry

Consultation Services

Consultation services are available throughout the general medical inpatient units and in the outpatient setting.

Raymond R. Crowe, MD, Director
Jim J. Amos, MD
Russell Noyes, MD

Eating Disorder Program

The Eating Disorder Program is world renowned for successful treatment of adolescent and adult men and women. Anorexia and bulimia are treated in the outpatient, partial hospital and outpatient setting. Patients who live too far away to participate in the partial hospital program are housed at the University or in some other local setting that is agreeable to the patient/family.

Arnold E. Anderson, MD, Director
Beng C. Ho, MD
Kay Evans, ARNP
Wayne A. Bowers, PhD
Karen Olmstead, LISW
Patty Kane, RN, BSN

Employee Assistance Program

An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is based on the premise that prevention, early intervention, and brief counseling for mental health and substance abuse issues can decrease employer costs in excessive absenteeism and the use of more extensive services. Employers purchase the program to assist staff in obtaining short-term counseling outside of their mental health benefits. Counseling sessions are confidential and information discussed is not available to the employer or to the insurance company.

Lance Clemsen, LISW, Manager

Geriatric Program

UI Behavioral Health's geriatric specialists provide specialized inpatient and outpatient care as well as outreach and educational services to nursing facilities and other assisted living programs.

Judith H.W. Crossett, MD
Mary Johnson, ARNP
Colleen Brems, ARNP
Susan Schultz, MD

Medical Psychiatric Program

The Medical-Psychiatric program treats patients with concurrent medical and psychiatric conditions. Patients requiring treatment on an inpatient medical service receive daily care by a medical and psychiatric physician. A joint residency program sponsored by the departments of Internal Medicine and Psychiatry trains residents in the diagnosis and treatment of patients at the interface of medicine and psychiatry. Physicians become board eligible in medicine and psychiatry.

Caroline C. Carney-Doebbeling, MD
Teresa Crounquist, RN, BSN, Nurse Manager

Neuropsychology

The clinical neuropsychology service provides comprehensive psychological evaluation services to assess cognitive functioning in persons with known or suspected brain dysfunction. Neuropsychological evaluations are also helpful in assessing persons with congenital or acquired cerebral dysfunction, learning/developmental disabilities, and the cognitive/emotional aspects of neuropsychiatric disorders.

Neuropsychological assessment involves systematic evaluation of intellectual functioning, memory, language, visuospatial abilities, planning/organization, academic skills, and emotional processing. A neuropsychological assessment is used to clarify diagnosis, monitor mental status change, assess and monitor disability status and assess metal abilities that affect capacity for independent living, decision making, vocational planning and other areas of daily living.

Jane S. Paulsen, PhD, Director
John D. Bayless, PhD
David Moser, PhD

Obsessive-Compulsive Clinic

The program provides evaluation and treatment of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, such as Trichotillomania (hair pulling) and body dysmorphic disorder.

Donald W. Black, MD
Nancee Blum, LISW