Reviewed 2026-09-21 · DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Mental health assessment that records differentials
Insurance verification happens before the visit so the evaluation itself is clinical time.
What Psychiatric Evaluations actually includes
Walk-in language on older URLs means we will try to find an earlier slot when risk is high — not that a diagnostic interview happens in a lobby.
Adult ADHD assessment uses developmental history, ASRS, and mimics (anxiety, trauma, sleep, thyroid). A childhood report card helps; a viral video does not.
How Psychiatric Evaluations is structured
Plan includes psychotherapy referral, medication or not, labs, and a follow-up date.
Opening 10 minutes: chief concern, safety, and what you want the evaluation to decide.
History of present illness is a timeline, not a mood adjective. We date onsets, postpartum windows, and medication trials.
Safety: if risk is high, we stop the routine template and use crisis pathways.
Monitoring and safety in Psychiatric Evaluations
Benzodiazepines, when used, have an indication, a taper plan, and a discussion of dependence.
Notes are written the same day whenever possible so the record matches the visit.
PDMP review before controlled substances. No stimulant start from a chat message.
Safety screen every visit: SI/HI, psychosis, inability to care for self, and intoxication.
How Sunrise patients actually get here
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Sunrise (Broward County) has about 96,000 residents. The nearest Peace & Heart Wellness exam room is the Hollywood office, about 22 minutes from Sawgrass Mills and the Amerant Bank Arena district.
Mental status exam is documented: appearance, speech, affect, thought process, insight, cognition, and risk.
Records from other clinicians are requested with your authorization; we do not pretend collateral is optional when the history is fragmented.
What we rule in — and rule out
Eating-pattern change with medical risk (restriction, purging, electrolyte clues).
Perimenopausal, postpartum, PMDD, or androgen-related mood change that has not been medically reviewed.
New or unexplained mood, anxiety, attentional, or psychotic symptoms lasting beyond a brief adjustment reaction.
Prior diagnoses that conflict with each other or with the current mental status exam.
Access from Sunrise
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.
Parking at 7603 Davie Road Extension is on site. Sunrise patients who drive 22 minutes should plan for weekday 9:00–17:00 hours; Saturday is by appointment only.
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You were told to 'just try yoga' when the presentation was major depressive disorder with anhedonia and insomnia.
Next step
Crisis now is 988 or the ER — not the booking form. For non-urgent Psychiatric Evaluations, use (888) 307-2199 during weekday hours.
Call (888) 307-2199 to hold an appointment for Psychiatric Evaluations. Mention Sunrise so staff can plan in-office versus Florida telehealth for the first visit.
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.