Reviewed 2026-09-21 · DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
60–90 minute psychiatric evaluation in Hollywood, serving North Miami Beach
GeneSight is discussed when antidepressant trials have already failed — not as a souvenir test on visit one.
What Psychiatric Evaluations actually includes
Mood disorder evaluation asks about duration, anhedonia, mixed features, postpartum onset, seasonality, and hypomania — because treatment diverges.
Anxiety evaluation separates GAD, panic, social anxiety, OCD, PTSD, and medical mimics such as hyperthyroidism or stimulant toxicity.
From intake to follow-up: Psychiatric Evaluations
Scales are chosen to match the hypothesis — we do not print every questionnaire in the building.
Before the visit: intake forms, medication list, prior labs. Incomplete forms shrink the diagnostic hour.
Formulation is shared in plain language: what is likely, what is possible, what we are watching.
Safety: if risk is high, we stop the routine template and use crisis pathways.
In-office versus Florida telehealth
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South Florida heat, hurricane disruption, shift work, and multigenerational households show up in North Miami Beach presentations. Psychiatric Evaluations intake asks about those stressors explicitly.
Formulation is shared in plain language: what is likely, what is possible, what we are watching.
Opening 10 minutes: chief concern, safety, and what you want the evaluation to decide.
What we rule in — and rule out
Prior diagnoses that conflict with each other or with the current mental status exam.
Antidepressant trials that failed, caused mixed features, or were never given an adequate dose/duration.
Substance use that may be inducing or masking a primary psychiatric disorder.
Eating-pattern change with medical risk (restriction, purging, electrolyte clues).
Neighborhoods and ZIPs: 33160, 33162, 33169, 33179
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ZIP 33160 is the lead postal code listed for North Miami Beach. Mail-order labs and pharmacy routing still use the patient's actual address, not this page's city token.
South Florida heat, hurricane disruption, shift work, and multigenerational households show up in North Miami Beach presentations. Psychiatric Evaluations intake asks about those stressors explicitly.
PHQ-9 was never scored, or it was scored once and never repeated, so nobody can tell whether treatment is working.
Monitoring and safety in Psychiatric Evaluations
QT, sodium, TSH, and metabolic labs when the chosen medication class requires them.
Safety screen every visit: SI/HI, psychosis, inability to care for self, and intoxication.
Notes are written the same day whenever possible so the record matches the visit.
If GeneSight is used, results are filed with the limitation statement in the note.
Next step
If you already have records from another psychiatrist, NP, or therapist, send them before Psychiatric Evaluations so the interview can start from data instead of from a blank page.
Crisis now is 988 or the ER — not the booking form. For non-urgent Psychiatric Evaluations, use (888) 307-2199 during weekday hours.
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.