Reviewed 2026-09-21 · DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Diagnostic interview for mood, anxiety, ADHD, and psychosis
Telehealth is a setting, not a different standard of diagnosis.
What Psychiatric Evaluations actually includes
Initial consults at this clinic are scheduled as 60–90 minutes because a 20-minute slot cannot hold a reliable differential.
Adult ADHD assessment uses developmental history, ASRS, and mimics (anxiety, trauma, sleep, thyroid). A childhood report card helps; a viral video does not.
Sunrise FAQs for Psychiatric Evaluations
Do you see children?
The practice is primarily adults and older adolescents, considered case-by-case.
How soon is follow-up?
Often 2–4 weeks after a new medication or a complex formulation; longer when stable.
Do hormones cause psychiatric symptoms?
They can contribute. They rarely explain an entire syndrome by themselves. We test when the history points there.
Do you replace my therapist?
No. Psychiatric evaluation and psychotherapy are complementary.
Where is the office?
7603 Davie Road Extension, Hollywood, FL 33024 — about 22 minutes from Sunrise.
Do you diagnose on the first visit?
Usually we can state a working diagnosis and differential after the first complete interview. Some presentations need collateral, labs, or a second visit.
Do you accept insurance for Sunrise patients?
Yes, we accept most major insurance plans. Call us at (888) 307-2199 to verify your specific coverage before your first appointment.
Can I get evening or weekend telehealth appointments?
We offer flexible scheduling to accommodate work schedules. Contact our office to discuss available appointment times.
Evidence we actually use
Informed consent for Psychiatric Evaluations covers benefits, risks, alternatives (including no medication), and the limits of telehealth. Patients can decline any lab or medication without losing access to the diagnostic formulation.
Crisis care is not provided after hours. Psychiatric Evaluations patients in acute danger are directed to 988 or an emergency department. Ongoing care resumes after medical stabilization.
Visit length for new Psychiatric Evaluations is typically 60–90 minutes. Follow-up length depends on risk, controlled substances, and how many variables changed since the last visit.
What we rule in — and rule out
Prior diagnoses that conflict with each other or with the current mental status exam.
Perimenopausal, postpartum, PMDD, or androgen-related mood change that has not been medically reviewed.
Eating-pattern change with medical risk (restriction, purging, electrolyte clues).
Substance use that may be inducing or masking a primary psychiatric disorder.
Monitoring and safety in Psychiatric Evaluations
Collateral from a partner or parent is requested when insight is limited — with consent.
Notes are written the same day whenever possible so the record matches the visit.
We do not combine MAOIs with contraindicated agents. We do not ignore serotonin syndrome risk.
Patients can request a copy of the formulation; mystery diagnoses are not a clinical style.
How Psychiatric Evaluations is structured
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.
If telehealth was used, we record why an in-office visit was or was not required.
Psychiatric review of systems covers mood, anxiety, psychosis, OCD, trauma, ADHD, sleep, eating, and substance use even if you came for only one of those.
Parking, hours, and video visits
South Florida heat, hurricane disruption, shift work, and multigenerational households show up in Sunrise presentations. Psychiatric Evaluations intake asks about those stressors explicitly.
Sunrise sits in Broward County. County-level resources (crisis lines, hospital ERs, IOP programs) are discussed during Psychiatric Evaluations when a higher level of care is safer than outpatient titration.
Psychiatric review of systems covers mood, anxiety, psychosis, OCD, trauma, ADHD, sleep, eating, and substance use even if you came for only one of those.
History of present illness is a timeline, not a mood adjective. We date onsets, postpartum windows, and medication trials.
Schedule with Dr. Dorothy Chatelier, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
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.
After Psychiatric Evaluations is scheduled, complete intake forms once. Repeating the same history at every visit is what we are trying to avoid.
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.