Mood Disorders Clinic

Gateway Psychiatric Services, which has been providing clinical care, consultation and professional education for over 10 years, has recently opened a multi-specialty Mood Disorder Clinic (MDOC).  The Mood Disorder Clinic is a psychiatric and psychological service located in the Hayes Valley area of San Francisco.  It serves as a private community resource, dedicated to improving treatment and understanding of mood disorders. 

The MDOC is under the clinical leadership of Peter Forster, M.D.  Dr. Forster is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCSF, and a member of a group of experts in bipolar disorder who were selected to develop the Expert Consensus Guidelines on the treatment of bipolar disorder in 1996 and 2000.  The clinic is the culmination of years of work in psychiatry devoted to implementing “Best Practices” in the treatment of patients with mood disorders. 

The clinicians at the Mood Disorders Clinic help patients accept and manage their illnesses, and improve the quality of their lives as well as reduce symptoms of their mood disorder.  The practitioners specialize in Cognitive Behavioral Therapies, psychopharmacology, health maintenance and substance abuse treatment as well as other evidence-based treatments of mood disorders.

The clinic specializes in the treatment of:

bullet bipolar disorder
 
bullet major depression
bullet post-traumatic stress disorder
bullet anxiety disorders including:
bullet obsessive-compulsive disorder
bullet panic disorder
bullet phobias

The philosophy of the MDOC is that these disorders can be effectively and safely treated with a comprehensive multi-disciplinary approach.  Treatment begins with a comprehensive assessment and an individual treatment plan.

Our dedicated clinicians include a board-certified psychiatrist, three psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioners, two psychologists and a dietician who provide a variety of services for clients, including:

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medication and treatment consultations
bullet  continuing treatment
bullet mood charting and analysis
bullet psychiatric management
bullet individual psychotherapy
bullet couples’ counseling
bullet family therapy
bullet substance-abuse treatment
bullet health counseling  

If you have patients looking for a multi-disciplinary approach to treatment, in-depth assessment and consultation, please call (415) 551-0520.  Please note, however, that some services offered by the MDOC are not covered by insurance.

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