Psychiatry and Psychological Services: Inpatient Referral Directory

Physician Contacts

• Andrew Deiderich , M.D.
• Stephanie C. Setliff , M.D.

Key Contacts:

• Ramona Weatherford , L.C.S.W.

Description of services:

• Multidisciplinary assessment
• Individualized plan of care
• Medication management
• Nutritional counseling
• Therapeutic school
• Academic assessment and placement
• Structured environment with behavioral program
• Social skills group and group psychotherapy
• Parent education classes
• Family therapy
• Multi-family therapy
• 24-hour inpatient nursing care
• Psychological testing/consultation

Procedures performed or problems diagnosed and treated:

• Eating disorders
• Mood disorders
• Anxiety disorders
• School avoidance/refusal
• Psychotic disorders

Information for referral sources:

Referral from primary care physician or psychiatrist required. Contact the intake coordinator, at 214-456-8899.

Why Children's Medical Center?

• The Children's inpatient psychiatry service is the only facility in Dallas-Fort Worth that treats medically compromised children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders.
• Our inpatient program provides a preschool track for children with psychiatric disorders.
• Educational services are provided in collaboration with the Dallas Public School's hospital-bound program.
• Our eating disorders program is the only program in a multi-state area that has five comprehensive levels of care treating children and adolescents under the age of 18. The program includes a treatment track specifically designed for males.

Related Listings:

UT Southwestern Medical Center