Psychiatry & Psychology in Florida

Overview

The Department of Psychiatry & Psychology at Mayo Clinic in Florida provides evaluations, diagnosis and treatment in general psychiatry and psychology. Board-certified specialists are available in geriatric psychiatry, sleep medicine, addictions, health psychology and neuropsychology. The department participates in the operation of a sleep disorders center and a nicotine dependence center.

Special services and areas of expertise include:

• Psychopharmacology consultations
• Evaluation and treatment of affective disorders
• Evaluation and treatment of anxiety disorders
• Psychotherapy
• Geriatric psychiatry
• Evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders, including sleep apnea, narcolepsy, parasomnias and insomnia
• Evaluation and treatment of nicotine dependence
• Biofeedback
• Evaluation and treatment of headaches (in consultation with the Department of Neurology)
• Evaluation and treatment of psychophysiologic disorders (in consultation with the Department of Internal Medicine)
• Evaluation of substance abuse in patients with dual diagnoses (psychiatric disorder and substance abuse)

Psychology

The Division of Psychology provides a broad range of patient evaluation, education and therapy services, including neuropsychological assessment of cognitive disorders, psychological evaluations of mood and personality disorders and cognitive behavioral interventions.

Special areas of interest include:

• Mood and anxiety disorders
• Chronic pain evaluation and therapies
• Weight management and eating disorders
• Anger and stress management
• Evaluation and treatment of psychological factors affecting medical conditions
• Quality of life evaluation and behavioral intervention in oncology patients
• Cognitive, behavioral and psychological evaluations of organ transplant patients
• Neuropsychological assessment for detection and differential diagnosis of dementia and other cognitive disorders, disease staging and treatment recommendations. English- and Spanish-language neuropsychological assessments are available.