Psychiatry Clinic
Appointment Line: 713-743-5149
The UH Health Center Psychiatry Clinic maintains a reputation for distinction in helping students cope successfully with challenges and stresses of everyday life to mental health as students work toward their academic goal.
Our board certified psychiatric physicians see students for evaluation, medication, and referrals. Typical problems we treat include:
- Mood disorders such as depression and bipolar
- Anxiety disorders such as panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive, social, performance, or generalized anxiety
- Post-traumatic stress disorders
- Attention-Deficit\Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Eating disorders
- Psychosis
- Drug or alcohol abuse
- Psychiatric issues.
Students requesting medication for Attention Deficit Disorders must provide copies of a thorough, recent(within the last 5 years) psychological testing report and /or a letter from a previous physician stating their diagnosis and a medication history prior to scheduling an appointment for medication.
The UH Student Health Center does not provide psychological testing. If you are interested in psychological testing, please contact the UH Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at 713-743-5454 or UH Psychology Research and Services Center (PRSC) at 713-743-8600.
Visits are by appointment only. If you are interested in making an appointment, the psychiatric nurse will be glad to assist you. To schedule your appointment, call the psychiatric nurse at 713-743-5149 during clinic hours, Monday through Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM. If the nurse is unable to take your call, please leave your contact information:
- Name with correct spelling (Please be sure to speak clearly)
- Phone number
- Date of Birth
- Brief Message
The psychiatric nurse will return your call as soon as possible.
Schedule your appointment as early as possible as the clinic may become very busy, leaving few available appointment slots. Psychiatry Clinic visits are only available for currently enrolled UH students.
You should plan to arrive about 20 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment to allow enough time to complete the check-in process. If you arrive late for your appointment and complete the check-in process 10 minutes or more past your scheduled appointment time, you will be asked to reschedule your appointment and will be charged a Late Cancelation/No Show fee.
Initial evaluations range from 60 to 90 minutes, with follow-up visits consisting of 30 min. You must be a currently enrolled student to be seen in the psychiatry clinic. Students must show picture ID and payment is due at the time of visit. Routine fees for Psychiatry Clinic are as follows:
- Evaluation (60-90 minutes): $40.00
- Extended Follow-Up (> 30 minutes): $40.00
- Standard Follow-Up (< 30minutes): $20.00
It is our policy to work in collaboration with you to ensure that you are receiving your medication as prescribed. To get refills on medication, students must see the psychiatrist regularly for follow-up appointments. In order to provide quality care, we need to monitor your condition and ensure your compliance with medication.
If appointments are repeatedly cancelled, prescription refill requests will not be authorized.
A prescription may be replaced one time if the original prescription is lost, stolen, or misplaced. Refills will not be authorized if you “run out early”, as you are responsible for taking your medication as prescribed by your physician or notifying the physician of changes.