At least 37% of adults have received medical care through telehealth recently. Serving patients in the Park Slope area in Brooklyn, New York, and the Westwood, Brentwood, and Beverly Hills areas in Los Angeles, California, Jacob Leivent, MD, offers psychiatric telehealth in the most convenient way for you. He provides concierge-like services, giving you a direct line to reach him when you need him. Call to book your appointment or use the online scheduling feature to arrange your telehealth consultation now.

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What is telehealth?

Telehealth is medical care over the internet. Dr. Leivent is a board-certified psychiatrist who embraces this technology in his adult psychiatry practice. Through telehealth, Dr. Leivent offers evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of:

Mood disorders, like depression and bipolar disorder
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Anxiety
Substance use disorder
Eating disorders
Sleep disorders

Telehealth psychiatry is comparable to office-based psychiatry, but much more convenient for you.

Is adult psychiatry a good fit for telehealth appointments?

Many adult psychiatry patients wonder whether telehealth is as good as in-person mental health care. The answer is a definite “yes.” The American Psychiatric Association says telehealth has proven equal to in-person psychiatry in terms of:

Accuracy of diagnosis
Effectiveness of treatment
Quality of medical care
Patient satisfaction
Patient privacy

Telehealth can be even better than in-office care. For instance, many adults who are struggling with severe anxiety get much better results when they’re not forced to leave home.

What is telehealth like?

Telehealth isn’t too different from appointments in a medical office, but in this case you don’t have to leave home.

You can use any computer, laptop, tablet, or smartphone for your telehealth visits. You connect to a conference room where you and Dr. Leivent talk. Nobody else can hear you or view your private information.

What happens in your appointment depends on your individual needs. Your visit may include:

Refilling your medication
Talking about medication effects
Changing your medication (trying a new one)
Changing the dose of your medication
Exploring your diagnosis
Discussing your current mental health challenges
Learning new coping skills
Developing new thought patterns
Learning new ways to respond to triggers (people and situations)

Telehealth visits use teleconferencing technology to give you an experience similar to what you’d have in a medical office, but it’s in the comfort of your own familiar environment.

As convenient as telehealth is, you might have times when it’s not an option. So, for those situations, Dr. Leivent offers phone appointments.

Dr. Leivent doesn’t want you to face barriers when it comes to your psychiatric care. So, he takes a concierge-like approach to telehealth. You get his phone number and personal email so you can contact him directly with no middleman.

Call Jacob Leivent, MD, or schedule your appointment using the online booking feature now.