For referring providers
Is your patient appropriate for intensive outpatient treatment?Here's exactly how to tell.
Psycamore treats patients who need more than weekly counseling but can safely remain in the community. This page answers the questions we get most from physicians, NPs, therapists, discharge planners, and school counselors, so you can refer with confidence.
- Screening
- Same-day / next-day
- Referral line
- 601.939.5993
- You stay informed
- Updates throughout care
- At discharge
- Patient returns to you
When do I refer?
Consider referring patients who:
- Are not improving with weekly therapy
- Have worsening anxiety or depression
- Are repeatedly missing work or school
- Have frequent medication changes
- Have recently been discharged from inpatient care
- Are at risk for hospitalization but can safely remain in the community
- Need more structure than traditional outpatient counseling
Ideal patient profile
Described the way you actually think about it.
“Psycamore's ideal referrals are patients who require intensive support yet remain medically and psychiatrically appropriate for outpatient treatment.”
Does your patient:
- Need more than weekly counseling?
- Need medication stabilization?
- Need daily structure?
- Need family involvement?
- Need intensive coping skills?
- Risk hospitalization without a step up in care?
If yes, Psycamore may be appropriate.
Not appropriate for Psycamore
- Schizophrenia
- Severe psychosis
- Intellectual disabilities
- Active suicidality
- Physically combative patients
- Dementia
Levels of care
When is each level appropriate?
Many providers, including primary care physicians, tell us the distinctions between outpatient therapy, IOP, PHP, and inpatient aren't obvious. Here is the plain version.
| Level of care | Intensity | When it's appropriate |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly outpatient therapy | 1 hour / week | Stable patients making steady progress; maintenance and prevention. |
| Psycamore IOPPsycamore | 12+ hours / week | Patients who have stalled in weekly therapy and need structure without stepping away from work or school. Results typically in 10-12 weeks. |
| Psycamore PHPPsycamore | 20+ hours / week | Acute symptoms requiring near-daily clinical contact, or a step-down from inpatient. Results typically in 6-8 weeks. |
| Inpatient | 24 / 7 | Imminent safety risk requiring a locked setting. Typically ~7 days of stabilization, not a course of treatment. |
Referral process
Seven steps, and you're kept in the loop for all of them.
Patient identified
You flag a patient who needs more than weekly care.
Call or submit referral
One phone call to 601.939.5993, or send the referral form.
Same-day / next-day screening
We contact the patient directly and screen at no cost.
Insurance verification
We verify benefits and explain costs before admission.
Clinical assessment
A full diagnostic assessment sets the treatment plan.
Admission
The patient starts in the program that fits: IOP or PHP, day or evening.
Communication back to you
You hear from us. You're not handing the patient off into silence.
What happens after referral
You don't lose the patient.
This is the concern we hear most often, so we'll be direct about it.
We keep referring providers informed.
We send updates throughout the course of treatment.
We coordinate discharge planning with you.
We return patients to their ongoing providers.
Why physicians choose Psycamore
Everyone has therapists. This is what's different.
Hospitalization avoided
Whenever it's clinically appropriate, we keep patients out of an inpatient bed.
Structured, evidence-based treatment
CBT, DBT, and mindfulness delivered intensively, not an hour at a time.
Medication management
Psychiatrist-led, adjusted in real time as the patient responds.
Family involvement
Family therapy and family support groups built into the program.
Rapid access
Same-day and next-day screening. No multi-week intake queue.
Experienced multidisciplinary team
Psychiatrists, NPs, LCSWs, and LPCs working the same case together.
Strong communication
Updates to you during treatment and at discharge.
Meet the referral team
Your referral resource.
A named person for your territory, not a general voicemail box.
Names, photos, and direct lines to be supplied by Psycamore.
Referral form
One page, and we do the rest.
Our one-page call form for your office. Fill it in and fax it to the location nearest your patient, or call and we will take the details over the phone.
- Patient and guardian details
- Insurance and policy details
- Reason for referral
- Referring provider and clinic
- Requested program
- Assessment date and time
One page, PDF. Fax numbers are printed on the form.
Refer a patient
One call, and we take it from there.
Same-day and next-day screening. Insurance verified before admission. Updates to your office throughout treatment, and the patient comes back to you at discharge.