Child and adolescent depression
Major depression affects 3-5% of children, negatively impacting growth and development, school performance, and relationships.
Mercy Medical Group
Behavioral Health - Mercy Medical Group - Sacramento, CA
Behavioral Health - Mercy Medical Group - Sacramento, CA
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8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tue
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wed
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thu
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Fri
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat Closed
Sun Closed
Behavioral health and psychiatry services in Sacramento, CA
We believe in understanding and caring for the whole person. This is why Dignity Health Medical Foundation physicians look at the mind, body, and spirit connection, especially when it comes to behavioral health. This practice refers to the connection of behaviors between health and well-being.
Over the past few years, behavioral health has developed to include behaviors like eating habits, drinking, and mental health. Behavioral and mental health have begun to be used interchangeably. However, there is a difference between them: behavioral looks at both physical and mental concerns.
The Mental Health Parity Act (A.B. 88) provides for expanded mental health coverage for patients with some serious mental illnesses. Mercy Medical Group's skilled, objective professionals can provide compassionate and confidential counseling or psychiatric care when needed. The staff will work with you and your Mercy Medical Group Primary Care Physician to ensure that both your emotional and physical health needs are addressed. We provide counseling and psychiatry services to individuals, families, adolescents and children. We also offer a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Specialized children's behavioral health services
Our licensed professionals provide a variety of counseling services to children, adolescents and their families. Our staff includes a child/adolescent psychiatrist, mental health counselors and Family and Youth Peer Advocates. They provide services in a variety of settings, including clinics, schools, and residential homes.
Our behavioral health services include:
- Crisis prevention
- Individual counseling and treatment planning
- Family and marital counseling
- Psychiatric consultation and evaluations
- Medication management and pharmacotherapy
- Neuropsychiatry (including ADHD)
- Referrals to community resources
- Parent education and support
Conditions treated
- Anxiety
- Bipolar disorder
- Childhood obesity
- Delusions
- Depression
- Dramatic changes in eating or sleeping habits
- Feelings of extreme highs and lows
- Growing inability to cope with daily problems and activities
- Hallucinations
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic disorder
- Postpartum depression
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Skin and hair disorders
- Social withdrawal
- Strong feelings of anger
- Suicidal thoughts
ADHD in children
Common signs of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) include being easily distracted, unable to listen, difficulty organizing tasks, constantly fidgeting, little or no sense of danger, and interrupting conversations.
Child autism spectrum disorder
Social communication skills and interaction can be challenging for those with autistic spectrum disorder. People with ASD may also have different ways of learning, moving, or paying attention.
Care when you need it
With clinics throughout California, a Dignity Health Medical Foundation physician is right around the corner, waiting to assist you along your wellness journey.
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