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Outpatient Assessments

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A four and one-half-day (4.5-day) outpatient assessment is available for individuals seeking a greater understanding of whether behavioral illness is a significant cause of current issues in their personal or work life. The assessment cannot be applied to legal cases.
 

An interdisciplinary team of mental health professionals led by psychiatrist Christopher Flynn, MD, delivers a comprehensive workup that concludes with the presentation of the team's findings and preliminary written recommendations. Within two weeks, the client receives the team's final written report.

 

What's Included?

The goal of the assessment is to gain insight into factors that have led to the individual's crisis. With its expertise in neuropsychology, social work and psychiatry, the team collaborates with the client in a series of meetings and evaluations to gain the necessary insight into the current situation:

  • A psychological evaluation
  • Psychosocial assessments
  • Neuropsychological and cognitive exams
  • Psychological tests and surveys
  • A screening physical*~
  • Laboratory tests, including a required drug screening*~
  • An MRI of the head*~
  • Clinical consultations can be arranged for special needs

* These exams may be completed in advance.
~ The cost of the screening physical, labs and MRI is the responsibility of the client.

 

Scheduling an Outpatient Assessment

Our Admissions coordinators will discuss the issues an individual is having and jointly determine if the outpatient assessment will meet a potential client's needs.

 

Assessments begin on Mondays and continue during the five-day work week. In addition, the client will receive history and screening forms to complete in advance as well as the requirements for a screening physical and laboratory tests.

 

The history and screening forms must be returned to Menninger at least one week in advance of the scheduled assessment. This enables the assessment team to become familiar with the client's current status and previous treatment, gather further information from people who know the client well and finalize the assessment schedule.
 

Assessment Team

  • Christopher Flynn, MD, director and lead psychiatrist
  • James Flack, MD, psychiatrist with expertise in addictions
  • Janice Poplack, LCSW, senior social worker
  • Dallas Adams, LCSW, senior social worker

Other members of the team include neuropsychologists and psychologists.

 

Assessment Cost

The 4.5-day outpatient assessment costs $6,000. A $2,000 nonrefundable down payment is required before an assessment can be scheduled.

 

For more information, please call our Admissions Office at 800.351.9058 or 713.275.5000.

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