Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

When a child or adolescent experiences a mental health issue, it can be a difficult and trying time. Not only does it affect the individual, but it can have a cascading effect across the family. Most parents naturally want the best for their child and work hard to find a solution. However, there are times when the guidance of a professional can bring clarity and a path forward. It may be surprising to learn that according to the CDC, anxiety, behavioral problems, and depression are the most diagnosed with children (aged 3-17).

Fortunately, you are not alone on this journey, our team of experienced children and adolescent psychiatrists can help. Whether your child is experiencing behavioral issues or may be struggling with something more persistent, IPC-MN can help.

Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Services

  • Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation: The first step in our process is to conduct an initial evaluation with the child or teens, caregiver, family members, and review medical history. After this, we assess emotional and behavioral functioning using standardized screening tools to identify any conditions. These include ADHD, anxiety disorders, bipolar, or autism.
  • Medication Management – If the diagnosis calls for the use of medication, our psychiatrists can prescribe and monitor medication treatment. This includes regular follow-ups to assess effectiveness, side effects, and other issues, which may warrant adjustments. We may also recommend traditional therapy depending on the specifics of the circumstances.
  • Parental Guidance and Support – Our team often provides education to parents about managing their child’s condition, improving communications, and ways to reduce family stress.
  • Coordination with Other Health Providers – As needed our team will collaborate with pediatricians, psychologists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, and social workers to provide comprehensive care.

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Frequently Asked Questions

We accept all major health insurance plans (BCBS, Health Partners, Medica, United Healthcare, Aetna, Preferred One, Cigna, Tricare, MN Medicaid (Medical Assistance), and Medicare) and many smaller health plans from around the country. If you don’t see your plan listed here, just give us a call and we can let you know if we are contracted with your plan to be in-network providers.

We bill all insurance plans electronically so you don’t have to worry about claims submission. Copays are due at the time of service. If you have co-insurance or are meeting a deductible, we will invoice you for the portion your insurance carrier does not cover.

For various reasons some clients elect to avoid using their insurance. You can call us and we can inform you of the cost of services depending on what types of services you are seeking.

Clients who are experiencing hardship and may currently be without insurance can call our office and talk with our scheduling staff about sliding fee options. Many of our clinicians will reduce the usual and customary fees to make it more affordable for those paying out of pocket. This is determined by the individual clinicians based on circumstances and availability. Please call for more information.

Our clinicians set their own schedules and they may change over time. Many offer some evening appointment times throughout the week, but not every day and not every clinician. Most clinicians do not offer weekend appointments, but in some instances it has been arranged. It is best to call scheduling and specific requests can be addressed to see if there is a possible opportunity to accommodate the time you are looking for.

The first appointment is referred to as a diagnostic intake appointment. During this appointment the clinician is trying to gather as much information as possible about the presenting issues as well as gather global information about various areas in your life including the past. We are trying to see the whole person in the big picture so we can formulate treatment options and recommendations to discuss with you at the end of that session. There is a lot of information to collect so the clinician will be asking a lot of questions. Future sessions will take on a much different look and feel.

We ask clients to provide 24 hour advance notice for cancellations. If your appointment is on a Monday, please call by Friday if you will need to miss your appointment. This allows us to make the appointment time available to clients on our waiting or cancellation list. If less than 24 hours notice is provided, a no show or late cancel fee is charged. If special circumstances are involved, please call and discuss this with scheduling or directly with your clinician.

Please check your medication container to see if the doctor has provided any refills on the label. If so, you need only call your pharmacy to request a refill. If the label indicates no refills, you should call your pharmacy to request a refill from the doctor. Your pharmacy will electronically, or via fax, send a refill request to our office with all the information we need.

In some instances your doctor may need to see you for a medication check prior to supplying a refill. Always schedule a follow up appointment after seeing your doctor for the time frame they specify and delays in refills should not be a problem. If your doctor needs to schedule with you, our staff will contact you. Once the doctor has reviewed the refill request and approved it, your pharmacy should contact you to pick up your prescription.

If you have questions about a bill, or about our billing process, please call the main number and we will attempt to answer your question on the phone. If we cannot answer your question, we will have a representative from our billing office contact you directly.

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