Dr. Angel Nwochie PMHNP

As my patient, your initial visit will be for evaluation. This visit will will enable me to know you. We will develop and build rapport. Your medical, psychiatric, social & family histories will be discussed. This will enable me to properly come up with a suitable diagnosis & treatment that will be specific for you. If medication will be needed, labs will be required before medication will be initiated. This will enable me to rule out any other underlying conditions that you may not have been aware of, or the issues that may be the underlying cause of your condition. Your next visit will be for discussion of your lab results and probably the start of medication if needed. If you do, the side and adverse effects will be discussed during this visit.

I practice evidenced based treatments. I utilize validated screening tools and I apply the DSM-5 for proper psychiatric diagnosis. Examples of these tools are the PHQ-9, GAD-7, CAGE, Vanderbilt and many others. I prescribe FDA approved medications and I may recommend off label medications such as vitamins that can help to alleviate some of your symptoms. When I treat the pediatric population, I thread with caution considering their age and BMI. Please be aware that I see my pediatrics population more often than I see the adults. Patients that are on medication management will be scheduled and seen every 4 weeks for refills until they are stable enough to be getting more refills without appointments.

• California, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, 21899

I practice evidenced based treatments. I utilize validated screening tools and I apply the DSM-5 for proper psychiatric diagnosis. Examples of these tools are the PHQ-9, GAD-7, CAGE, Vanderbilt and many others. I prescribe FDA approved medications and I may recommend off label medications such as vitamins that can help to alleviate some of your symptoms. When I treat the pediatric population, I thread with caution considering their age and BMI. Please be aware that I see my pediatrics population more often than I see the adults. Patients that are on medication management will be scheduled and seen every 4 weeks for refills until they are stable enough to be getting more refills without appointments.