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Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

The Stanford Psychiatry Clinic provides comprehensive outpatient behavioral health and psychiatric care for adults, addressing a wide range of disorders. Consultation and ongoing treatment is provided by faculty physicians and psychologists, as well as post-doctoral psychology fellows and psychiatry residents, nurse practitioners, and social workers. The clinic also provides treatment for specialized populations including seniors, women, and patients with a co-existing medical disorder. 

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Accessing Care

The Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic offers non-urgent mental health consultation for the following:

1. Patients who are in treatment with a Stanford Primary Care Physician or SHC specialist

  • Please ask your SHC provider to submit a formal referral to psychiatry.
  • Some of the insurances we are in network with are:
    • Stanford Health Care Alliance (SHCA)
    • Stanford Medicare Advantage
    • Medicare Part A & B
    • Cisco Employees with the following insurances: SHC Alliance, Life Connections, ConnectCare CA, Cigna, or United Healthcare
    • Blue Cross
    • Aetna
    • Tricare

2. Stanford faculty, staff, and their dependents and Stanford students

  • You may self-refer *note Kaiser member exception below.
  • Stanford Students only please register here

3. Patients who are actively in treatment with a community psychiatrist requesting a second opinion.

  • Please fax a referral with a summary of treatment to our referral fax center 650-320-9443.
  • Our new patient coordinators will reach out to you once your referral has been processed.

Due to the high demand for mental health care, we are not able to provide same day appointments or assistance to walk-in patients seeking to establish care. Please call 650-498-9111 to speak with a representative if you meet the above access to care criteria. 

If you reside in California and are looking for outpatient treatment in our Inspire Clinic, Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic, TMS clinic, CBT-I, Diversity and Cultural Mental Health, Thrive, SMHART, centerspace, or our La Clinica Latina you may self-refer by calling 650-498-9111 opt 2. 

We are not able to provide same day services or urgent assistance to walk-in patients. For urgent or life-threatening mental health needs, please call 911 or visit your nearest hospital emergency department.   For immediate crisis intervention, text 741741 to reach the Crisis Text Line, or dial the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

If the above categories do not apply to you, please visit our resource page with information about how to find quality care outside of Stanford. If you have any additional questions, please call 650-498-9111 opt 2.

*Please note:  We do not provide mental health care to patients using insurance through Kaiser Permanente.  Please reach out to your Kaiser primary care team to request services within your network.

If the above categories do apply to you, you may reach our department by calling 650-498-9111.

-New patients, please press option #2.
-Returning patients (seen in our clinic within the last year), please press option #1.
-Prescriptions requests for current patients, please press options #5.

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Clinical Trials

Clinical trials are research studies that evaluate a new medical approach, device, drug, or other treatment. As a Stanford Health Care patient, you may have access to the latest, advanced clinical trials.

Open trials refer to studies currently accepting participants. Closed trials are not currently enrolling, but may open in the future.

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PHYSICIAN HELPLINE

Phone: 1-866-742-4811
Fax: 650-320-9443
Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Stanford Health Care provides comprehensive services to refer and track patients, as well as the latest information and news for physicians and office staff. For help with all referral needs and questions, visit Referral Information.

You may also submit a web referral or complete a referral form and fax it to 650-320-9443 or email the Referral Center at ReferralCenter@stanfordhealthcare.org.

 

HOW TO REFER

Fax a referral form with supporting documentation to 650-320-9443.

  • Send referrals online
  • Place radiology and lab orders
  • View referral status
  • Access medical records

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Make an Appointment

Please click here for more information about eligibility criteria for becoming a patient in our clinic.

If you are a current patient and looking to make an appointment, please reach out directly to your care team via MyHealth.

Due to the high demand for mental health care and limited appointment availability, we have also added resources below with information about how to accelerate the process of accessing care for your specific needs outside of Stanford.