Patient Care
The Department of Psychiatry is committed to providing the highest level of care to our patients while training the next generation of mental health professionals. Our clinicians are nationally and internationally recognized as experts in the mental health field, and our provided services encompass necessary care for patients of all ages.
Adult Psychiatry
It is our objective to provide a comprehensive array of clinical services that span the spectrum of psychiatric illness. Treatment is individually tailored and tries to maximize a person’s natural abilities and skills. It is used in conjunction with the person’s other health care providers and medications to achieve optimal management of his or her symptoms.- Inpatient Services: Consult/Liaison and Behavior Medicine, Geriatric Evaluation and Management Program
- Outpatient Services: Acute Diagnostic And Treatment Clinic, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Intensive Outpatient Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Psychotherapy Education Clinic, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Service, Gender Equality Psychiatry Clinic, Outreach and Support Intervention Services (OASIS)
- Specialty Services: UNC Mental Health Specialists, Comprehensive Cancer Support Program
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
In response to the great need for care, our department has doubled our child and adolescent psychiatry services. Children and families with mental health concerns can find comprehensive evaluation and treatment services provided by experienced specialists within our department.- Inpatient Services: Pediatric Consult/Liaison Services
- Outpatient Services: Intensive Outpatient Therapy, Wake County Intellectual and Developmental Disability Clinic, Child and Adolescent Evaluation Service
- Specialty Services: UNC Mental Health Specialists, Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Program
Interventional Psychiatry
UNC Psychiatry currently provides Interventional Psychiatry services to patients, including Intranasal Esketamine (Spravato), Brexanolone Infusion, and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). These new therapies treatments complement more established treatments such as Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS).
Telepsychiatry
Video visits allow you to meet with your UNC Psychiatry provider using a secure, internet-based platform from your smartphone, laptop, or desktop computer. It removes the usual barriers that you might have going to appointments in-person, while still maintaining the high-quality of care you expect from UNC Psychiatry.
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Outpatient Locations
Outpatient Psychiatry
Phone: (984) 974-5217
77 Vilcom Center Drive, Suite 300
Dawson Hall Building
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
UNC Health Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Prestwick
Phone: (984) 445-0870
194 Finley Golf Course Road, Suite 200
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Inpatient Locations
Inpatient Psychiatry
Phone: (984) 974-1000 (UNC Hospital Operator)
101 Manning Drive
NC Neurosciences Hospital
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
UNC Youth Behavioral Health Hospital
Phone: (919) 338-8500
100 W H Street, Butner, NC 27509
Visit our comprehensive Locations page for a list of Specialty Clinic locations.