Urgent Psychiatric Care
Urgent Psychiatric care services at Gaba Telepsychiatry - an emergency Psychiatrist will see you online - Call +1(833)312-4222 now for a same day appointment!
Urgent psychiatric care includes the following services:
Psychiatric evaluations
In urgent care, psychiatric evaluations quickly assess a patient’s mental health to identify their immediate needs and create a treatment plan, focusing on safety and stability.
Ordering lab works
Urgent care psychiatrists may request lab tests to rule out medical conditions that could imitate or worsen psychiatric symptoms, helping ensure a more accurate diagnosis.
Prescription refills
Psychiatric medications are refilled on time to prevent interruptions in treatment and reduce the risk of exacerbating symptoms or withdrawal.
Immediate symptom management
Urgent care aims to quickly manage severe psychiatric symptoms, like anxiety or mood swings, using medications or brief therapy sessions.
Collaborating with family and other support services
Working with the patient’s family and support systems is crucial to provide a strong support network during recovery, especially in situations that need urgent care.
Liaising with your primary care doctor and urgent care services
Psychiatric urgent care collaborates with primary care and urgent care services to provide well-rounded care, addressing both mental and physical health needs.
Nursing home consults
Urgent psychiatric consultations for nursing home residents focus on immediate mental health concerns, like sudden behavior changes or medication problems, and offer quick solutions.
Hospital discharge follow-ups
After leaving the hospital, psychiatric urgent care helps maintain ongoing treatment by tracking recovery and making changes to the treatment plan to prevent relapses or a return to the hospital.
Emergency Psychiatrist
Board Certified Psychiatrist with Multiple State Licenses MBBS (MD)
As a neuropsychiatrist with over 20 years of experience, Dr. Valeria Serban provides urgent psychiatric care services for all psychiatric illnesses, which also include neurological conditions such as migraine, epilepsy, concussion, stroke, and Parkinson’s, among others.
Whether it is psychiatric evaluations, ordering lab work, prescription refills or immediate symptom management, Dr. Serban always goes the extra mile to provide urgent psychiatric care to her patients if needed.
Dr. Serban is greatly respected for her knowledge and her extensive work in neuropsychiatric conditions such as anxiety, depression, Parkinson’s disease, cerebral palsy, postpartum depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, migraine, epilepsy, concussion, stroke, and dementia to name a few.
She explores different treatment options and works collaboratively with her patients to find one that best suits them. With more than twenty years of experience, she is knowledgeable and confident, treating all patients with utmost urgency and care.
Dr. Valeria Serban has a background in neuroscience and has completed her Ph.D. in Neuroscience. This background is a foundation for her interest in treating anxiety, postpartum depression, OCD, dementia, and a wide range of psychiatric illnesses.
To elevate patients’ quality of life, she offers customized treatment plans based on hormonal, nutritional, and medical health evaluations. Dr. Serban believes proper support, good therapy, and medications can greatly improve many psychiatric symptoms.
Medical School
University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” Bucharest, Romania
Neurology Residency Training
University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” Bucharest, Romania
Master of Philosophy (M.Ph.) – Neuroscience
NYS Institute for Basic Research, New York
Internal Medicine Residency
Temple University Hospital, Pennsylvania
Neurology Residency
Temple University Hospital, Pennsylvania
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) – Neuroscience
NYS Institute for Basic Research, City University of New York – Graduate Center
Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital – Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
Electromyography – American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM)
Neuromuscular Medicine – American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
Recertification – American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
Board Certified Psychiatrist in New York & New Jersey (MD)
Dr. Tony Issac is the best when you need sudden supervision and care, as he is available for same day appointments during emergencies and is available for weekend appointments to ensure that you receive the care and the follow-up that you deserve.
With over nine years of experience practicing psychiatry, Dr. Issac is known for his compassionate nature and for providing discreet psychiatric evaluations and psychiatric care services to treat various psychiatric conditions that include insomnia, panic attacks, depression, anxiety, OCD, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Dr. Issac also provides follow-up appointments, and psychiatric services including psychotherapy and sensitive medication titration. Dr. Issac can work with you to achieve a collaborative treatment plan and work towards recovery and healing.
Dr Issac is available for same-day appointments during emergencies and is available for weekend appointments to ensure that you receive the care and support you deserve.
Medical School
St. George’s University: School of Medicine
Psychiatry Residency Training
Richmond University Medical Center: affiliate of Mount Sinai Health Network
Bachelors of Science (B.S.) in Psychobiology
Binghamton University – State University of New York
Board Certification
American Board of Preventative Medicine – Addiction Medicine, Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology – Psychiatry, Board Certification
Board Certified Psychiatrist with Multiple State Licenses MBBS (MD)
Being a Board Certified Psychiatrist with more than fifteen years of experience practicing clinical psychiatry, and over ten years of experience in forensic psychiatry, Dr. Gundu Reddy commands a lot of respect among her patients.
Dr. Reddy is an expert in urgent psychiatric care and provides maximum support to those in need of emergency psychiatric supervision and medication.
Dr. Reddy has trained in medication management, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy and has a special interest in integrative psychiatry.
Many individuals receive substandard care due to incomplete evaluation, and an integrative approach, including the expertise of an anxiety disorder psychiatrist, is needed to provide optimum clinical improvement.
Dr. Reddy emphasizes that the decision to take psychiatric medication, including medication for anxiety disorder, should not be taken lightly and should be prescribed with the utmost care. The goal of medication management, including anxiety disorder medication management, is to achieve maximum efficacy with minimum side effects, and gentle titration.
Dr. Reddy believes that in most cases psychiatric illness is treatable, and most people can achieve significant improvement in symptoms, as well as social and occupational functioning, with high-quality and consistent care, including the expertise of an anxiety disorder psychiatrist. Her goal is to provide the best possible treatment to patients in a telepsychiatry or online psychiatry setting, utilizing her expertise as an anxiety disorder psychiatrist, and achieve the same standards of care as if seeing the patient in person.
Please schedule online or call +1(833)312-4222 if you wish to schedule an appointment with Dr. Reddy.
Medical School
The United Medical Dental Schools of Guys Kings and St Thomas’ at King’s College London
Psychiatry Residency Training
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Training
NYU Psychoanalytic Institute
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry Neurology
Schedule an Appointment with one of our Online Psychiatrists
Clinical Services: California, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee
Forensic Psychiatry Services: All of the US and Canada
How much does it cost to see an online psychiatrist at Gaba Telepsychiatry?
Your first online appointment with one of our psychiatrists will cost $400. The follow-up appointments will be $250. If you have out-of-network benefits, we can submit claims on your behalf.
When may I need urgent psychiatric care?
You will certainly need urgent psychiatric care or consult an emergency psychiatrist if you are suffering from:
- Anxiety, panic attacks, intrusive thoughts, obsessions, and compulsions.
- Insomnia, nightmares, narcolepsy.
- Hallucinations, hearing voices.
- Paranoid thoughts so much that you are not sure of what is real or unreal.
- Severe depression, hopelessness, passive suicidal thoughts.
- Postpartum depression, psychiatric complications of pregnancy.
- Menopause, polycystic ovarian syndrome, premenstrual dysphoric disorder.
- Anger, rage, violent thoughts, and impulse control disorders.
- Side effects to current psychiatric medications.
You must consult a psychiatrist for urgent psychiatric care services immediately, especially if symptoms get worse. It is equally important to opt for a same day psychiatrist appointment for urgent psychiatric care if you think that these symptoms are interfering with your ability to take care of yourself or your children, perform well at work, or continue with your usual daily activities.
“Prompt intervention can prevent deterioration of symptoms and psychiatric hospitalization”
Where may I find an emergency psychiatrist?
For urgent psychiatric care, you may find an emergency psychiatrist:
- At your local hospital emergency room
- At your local urgent care clinic
- Online, a Telemedicine Clinic
- At a behavioral health walk-in clinic
For most people, an online clinic such as Gaba Telepsychiatry is the most convenient, especially in an emergency as the same day psychiatrist appointment can take place from the comfort and convenience of your own home, at a time of your choosing, without the hassle of traveling to the Doctor’s practice.
What is the difference between an emergency psychiatrist and a regular psychiatrist?
An emergency psychiatrist, like a regular psychiatrist, is a medical doctor who is board-certified in psychiatry and is accustomed to managing psychiatric emergencies and acute situations.
What is the difference between an emergency psychiatrist and a regular psychiatrist?
An emergency psychiatrist, like a regular psychiatrist, is a medical doctor who is board-certified in psychiatry and is accustomed to managing psychiatric emergencies and acute situations.
Why Gaba Telepsychiatry?
- We use only experienced, Board-Certified Psychiatrists to ensure the highest standard of patient care.
- We work with the patient by offering urgent psychiatric care services to prevent hospitalization. This is possible only if the patient is not an immediate danger to themselves or others, is able to participate in outpatient care and has adequate support.
- The psychiatrist will listen and work with you for acute stabilization of symptoms.
- Medical, hormonal, developmental, as well as environmental factors are considered.
- Psychiatric evaluations and documentation can be provided for medical leave, request for accommodations, and return to work/school clearance.
- Prescriptions will be sent online to the pharmacy of your choice. You simply collect your medication at your own convenience.
- We will liaise with family members and support services when needed.
- Lastly, besides careful follow-up and treatment plan, we also provide medication titration and psychotherapy services in order to help achieve long-term recovery and resolution of symptoms.
What if I need a same-day psychiatrist appointment?
If you need to see a psychiatrist the same day for urgent psychiatric care services, you can call +1(833)312-4222 or book online. However, if you cannot book online, the front desk is open seven days a week between 9 am and 6 pm. After 6 pm, please leave a message with our answering service and someone will get back to you the next day.
What if I need a same-day psychiatrist appointment?
If you need to see a psychiatrist the same day for urgent psychiatric care services, you can call +1(833)312-4222 or book online. However, if you cannot book online, the front desk is open seven days a week between 9 am and 6 pm. After 6 pm, please leave a message with our answering service and someone will get back to you the next day.
If I need urgent psychiatric care, should I go to the hospital?
You may need to visit the hospital for urgent psychiatric care if:
- You are having particularly serious or potentially life threatening complications to medication.
- You are having violent or suicidal thoughts with plan or intent, and there is a genuine fear that you may actually act on them.
- You are unable to care for yourself, get out of bed, log in to appointments, pick up your prescriptions, or lack adequate community support to assist you.
- You are a genuine danger to yourself or others.
- You may need to see a psychiatrist frequently for stabilization and if outpatient care is not covered by your insurance.
FAQs
Can an emergency psychiatrist prescribe controlled substances online?
The rules vary from state to state and the psychiatrist must comply with state guidelines. During an emergency, the psychiatrist can send a consult to your PCP or Urgent Care to have a script filled. Most primary care doctors are happy to collaborate with psychiatrists during psychiatric emergencies in order to help prevent hospitalization. You may be asked to go to the Emergency Room if you are actively withdrawing, and your PCP is unavailable.
Is insurance accepted for emergency psychiatrist appointments?
Currently, appointments are out of network for urgent psychiatric care. The fee is $400 for an initial consultation and $250 for a follow-up. We can check your insurance cover and complete your reimbursement forms for no additional charge, removing the headache of liaising with your insurance provider.
How does a telepsychiatry visit work?
Cloud-based software means no downloads
