Psychiatrists are medical doctors who specialize in medications for mental health issues. 听Many family physicians also prescribe medications for mental health issues. 听Most psychiatrists provide medication management only, while a few also provide psychotherapy.听 Psychiatric nurse-practitioners also provide medication management.
has family physicians who often are able to prescribe medications for depression and anxiety.听 Accepts most insurance, has a sliding fee scale for the uninsured.
has family physicians who often are able to prescribe medications for depression and anxiety. 听They have access to a consulting psychiatrist.
MiResource database of community mental health providers includes a few psychiatric referrals; a more extensive list is available by contacting CWC directly
Check your health insurance plan for a referral to a psychiatrist in your plan’s network. Please be aware that it is not uncommon to have a long wait for an appointment with a psychiatrist for an initial, non-urgent appointment. If your need is urgent, you may need to meet initially with a physician in your plan, who can facilitate a referral to a psychiatrist; or your plan may provide support in connecting you to a psychiatrist who has a current opening (call your insurance customer service number, and let them know you have an urgent need to see a psychiatrist). 听Acute Psychiatric Services can provide a short-term prescription for some medications in an urgent situation (see below).
If you do not have insurance, several of the community clinics on the “Low Cost Health Care” portion of the听 page,听have either psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse-practitioners, or general practitioners who able to prescribe medication for depression and anxiety, and will help you determine if a referral to a psychiatrist is necessary. 听Also, many of the clinics on the page have medications management available to people who are seeing a therapist at their clinic.
Clinics located near Augsburg:
Insurance or self-pay only: (contact CWC for a more extensive list of local psychiatry practitioners)
听听听听听612-273-8700 听(across the street from Augsburg, usually scheduling appointments about two months out)
听651-645-3115
Aspire Mental Health 651-789-0658 (Midway St. Paul)
听 612-863-5327听 听Must be referred by a provider from an Allina hospital or clinic.
(Uptown Minneapolis)听 听612-979-2276听 听 Certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioners
Accessible to those without insurance:
听 612-301-3433 听 听2001 Bloomington Ave S (just past light rail station on Franklin Ave) 听Psychiatry and medications management.听 Sliding fee scale and insurance accepted. 听CUHCC Psychiatric Triage Helpline 听612-301-0876
– Hennepin County Medical Center听听 听612-873-3161 听 In a psychiatric emergency, this center has psychiatrists and psychiatric nurses on staff who can get you started on psychiatric medication. Open 24 hours for emergency services, walk-in lobby open 7am to 11pm.听 Insurance not necessary if Hennepin County resident but there may be a fee. (A payment schedule may be negotiated, billed as an ER visit.)听 Not all psychiatric medications are provided (no stimulants or benzodiazepenes).
(for Ramsey County residents only) 402 University Ave East, St. Paul 听 听Walk-Ins welcome 听M-F 8am-5:30pm.
听听 Must be meeting with one of their therapists for a referral to psychiatry.
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