Reviewed 2026-09-21 · DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Weston psychiatric evaluation: scales plus history
If you already carry three diagnoses from three clinics, the evaluation starts by reconciling the timeline — not by adding a fourth label.
Psychiatric Evaluations for Weston patients
Mood disorder evaluation asks about duration, anhedonia, mixed features, postpartum onset, seasonality, and hypomania — because treatment diverges.
Adult ADHD assessment uses developmental history, ASRS, and mimics (anxiety, trauma, sleep, thyroid). A childhood report card helps; a viral video does not.
What we rule in — and rule out
New or unexplained mood, anxiety, attentional, or psychotic symptoms lasting beyond a brief adjustment reaction.
Substance use that may be inducing or masking a primary psychiatric disorder.
Eating-pattern change with medical risk (restriction, purging, electrolyte clues).
Pediatric primary care is not the focus of this clinic; adolescents are considered case-by-case.
Protocol elements we do not skip
Notes are written the same day whenever possible so the record matches the visit.
Benzodiazepines, when used, have an indication, a taper plan, and a discussion of dependence.
Patients can request a copy of the formulation; mystery diagnoses are not a clinical style.
PDMP review before controlled substances. No stimulant start from a chat message.
How Psychiatric Evaluations is structured
Labs are ordered when they could change management, not to decorate the chart.
Before the visit: intake forms, medication list, prior labs. Incomplete forms shrink the diagnostic hour.
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.
Neighborhoods and ZIPs: 33326, 33327, 33331, 33332
Parking at 7603 Davie Road Extension is on site. Weston patients who drive 24 minutes should plan for weekday 9:00–17:00 hours; Saturday is by appointment only.
South Florida heat, hurricane disruption, shift work, and multigenerational households show up in Weston presentations. Psychiatric Evaluations intake asks about those stressors explicitly.
Commute noise on I-95 and the Turnpike changes whether an in-office Psychiatric Evaluations visit is realistic this week. Telehealth is used when the clinical exam does not require the office.
Labs were never ordered despite fatigue, hair loss, cold intolerance, or perimenopausal flooding.
How Weston patients actually get here
Neighborhoods we hear from most in Weston include Bonaventure, Weston Hills, and the Tequesta Trace area. ZIP codes 33326, 33327, 33331, 33332 map to this service-area page.
Weston 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.
After the visit you should be able to repeat the working diagnosis and the next three steps.
If telehealth was used, we record why an in-office visit was or was not required.
Schedule with Dr. Dorothy Chatelier, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Crisis now is 988 or the ER — not the booking form. For non-urgent Psychiatric Evaluations, use (888) 307-2199 during weekday hours.
Start with one thorough Psychiatric Evaluations evaluation rather than a series of 15-minute check-ins. Book at (888) 307-2199 or online.
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.