Reviewed 2026-09-21 · DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric evaluation when prior diagnoses disagree
Patients driving from Lighthouse Point (32 min) can complete the first evaluation in Hollywood or, when clinically appropriate, by Florida telehealth.
What Psychiatric Evaluations actually includes
Comprehensive assessment includes past treatments, doses, durations, and why they stopped — the data that actually changes the next trial.
Psychosis evaluation treats hallucinations, delusions, and disorganization as time-sensitive. Substance-induced and mood-with-psychosis are on the differential.
Labs, scales, and follow-up cadence
Safety screen every visit: SI/HI, psychosis, inability to care for self, and intoxication.
Follow-up interval tightens when a new antidepressant, antipsychotic, or mood stabilizer is started.
We do not combine MAOIs with contraindicated agents. We do not ignore serotonin syndrome risk.
Collateral from a partner or parent is requested when insight is limited — with consent.
Neighborhoods and ZIPs: 33064
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South Florida heat, hurricane disruption, shift work, and multigenerational households show up in Lighthouse Point presentations. Psychiatric Evaluations intake asks about those stressors explicitly.
Lighthouse Point (Broward County) has about 10,500 residents. The nearest Peace & Heart Wellness exam room is the Hollywood office, about 32 minutes from Lighthouse Point Yacht Club and the Venetian Waterway.
Family members in Lighthouse Point interpret psychiatric care as moral failure; the evaluation has to name stigma without colluding with delay.
Parking, hours, and video visits
ZIP 33064 is the lead postal code listed for Lighthouse Point. Mail-order labs and pharmacy routing still use the patient's actual address, not this page's city token.
Lighthouse Point (Broward County) has about 10,500 residents. The nearest Peace & Heart Wellness exam room is the Hollywood office, about 32 minutes from Lighthouse Point Yacht Club and the Venetian Waterway.
Medical review flags thyroid, anemia, cardiac QT risk, pregnancy, and neurologic symptoms that redirect the workup.
After the visit you should be able to repeat the working diagnosis and the next three steps.
How Psychiatric Evaluations is structured
Medical review flags thyroid, anemia, cardiac QT risk, pregnancy, and neurologic symptoms that redirect the workup.
Records from other clinicians are requested with your authorization; we do not pretend collateral is optional when the history is fragmented.
Before the visit: intake forms, medication list, prior labs. Incomplete forms shrink the diagnostic hour.
After the visit you should be able to repeat the working diagnosis and the next three steps.
DSM-5-TR framing for mental health screening appointment
Insomnia that is either a syndrome of its own or a driver of daytime psychiatric symptoms.
Prior diagnoses that conflict with each other or with the current mental status exam.
Out-of-state patients cannot complete a Florida telehealth evaluation while physically outside Florida.
Substance use that may be inducing or masking a primary psychiatric disorder.
Next step
Questions about insurance, labs, or whether Psychiatric Evaluations can be done by video: call (888) 307-2199 before you book so the visit type matches the clinical need.
If Psychiatric Evaluations is the right next step, schedule a 60–90 minute intake with Dr. Dorothy Chatelier, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC. Same-week telehealth follow-ups are used after the diagnostic visit when clinically appropriate.
Related care
Clinician: Dr. Dorothy Chatelier, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Last medical review: 2026-09-21.
Florida telehealth psychiatry is available to established and new patients located in Florida at the time of the visit, subject to licensure and clinical appropriateness. An in-person evaluation at the Hollywood office may be recommended when a physical exam, vital signs, or a more complete diagnostic interview is needed.
This information is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. It does not establish a provider-patient relationship. Always seek care from a qualified clinician for questions about a medical or psychiatric condition. If you are in crisis, call 988 or go to the nearest emergency department.