Clinics & Services

Wisconsin Psychiatric Institute and Clinics (WisPIC)

Outpatient care that combines the Department’s research and clinical missions is centered in the Wisconsin Psychiatric Institute and Clinics (WisPIC), a free-standing UW clinic located approximately five miles from UW Hospital on the west side of Madison. The clinical programs at WisPIC serve children, adolescents, and adults with mild to severe psychiatric disorders. Patients are initially assessed for the nature and severity of mental health condition and are then assigned to a provider to begin outpatient treatment.  A broad range of individual and group psychiatric, psychological, and psychosocial treatments are offered at this site. Clinical services may be provided by psychiatrists, psychologists, masters prepared social workers, licensed professional counselors, supervised psychiatric residents and psychology interns, as well as nurse practitioners and registered nurses.

Treatment is available for the full range of mental health disorders, including anxiety, depression, bipolar, mood disorders, adjustment disorder, personality disorders, attention deficit disorder / ADHD, and other issues. Additionally, specialty services in the following areas are offered in the adult clinical operations:

  • Individualized Assessment
  • Anxiety Disorders Program
  • Treatment Resistant Depression
  • Solution-Focused Clinic (Brief Therapy)
  • Couples and Family Therapy

Group therapy opportunities for adults currently include:

  • Mindfulness for Anxiety & Depression
  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy Group
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy
  • A variety of additional specialty groups

WisPIC Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic

The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic offers a comprehensive array of diagnostic and treatment services for youth ages birth through 18 years of age and their families. Individualized treatment recommendations are developed for each child based upon results of the diagnostic assessment and needs of the child/family. Available treatment modalities include several types of individual, group, and family psychotherapies; psychopharmacology; and educational programs.

Treatment is available for the full range of mental health disorders, including anxiety, depression, bipolar, mood disorders, adjustment disorder, personality disorders, attention deficit disorder / ADHD, and other issues. Additionally, specialty services in the following areas are offered in the Child & Adolescent clinical operations:

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents
  • Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Program
  • Parent/Infant and Early Childhood Clinic
  • A variety of additional specialty groups

Link:
UW Behavioral Health Providers at WisPIC


Location

Wisconsin Psychiatric Institute & Clinics (WisPIC)
6001 Research Park Blvd.
Madison, WI 53719

Phone: (608) 232-3171

Building Hours: 8am-5pm Monday-Friday

UW Behavioral Health & Recovery Clinic

This outpatient treatment location provides adult services for mental health and substance use treatment. The mental health staffing includes psychiatrists, psychologists, and Master’s prepared clinicians who focus on the initial evaluation, treatment plan, and monitoring progress. The site also offers the Brief Therapy Clinic. Dual-licensed mental health and substance abuse providers staff the substance use treatment team.  After the initial evaluation, recommendations are made for individual, group, or intensive outpatient substance use treatment services.

Link:
UW Behavioral Health Providers at UWBH & Recovery Clinic


Location

UW Behavioral Health & Recovery
1102 S. Park Street
Madison, WI 53715

Phone: (608) 282-8270

Building Hours: 8am-5pm Monday-Friday


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East Clinic

This is the newest addition to the outpatient mental health treatment services and is located on the Far-East side of Madison (close to the American Center).  Child Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and Master’s level practitioners offer services from child to senior adult.

Link:
UW Behavioral Health Providers at East Clinic


Location

East Clinic
5249 E. Terrace Dr.
Madison, WI 53718

Phone: (608) 265-1295

Building Hours: 7am-6pm Monday-Friday

Odana Atrium Clinic

Three mental health clinicians provide mental health services for an adult patient population.  Two of the providers at this location are affiliated with the Brief Treatment Clinic.

Link:
UW Behavioral Health Providers at Odana Atrium Clinic


Location

Odana Atrium Clinic
5618 Odana Road
Madison, WI 53719

Phone: (608) 274-1100

Building Hours: 7am-5pm Monday-Friday

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics – B6/5 Psychiatric Inpatient Care Unit

The University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (UWHC) is a 471-bed facility that ranks among the finest academic medical centers in the United States.  The Department of Psychiatry operates a 20-bed inpatient care unit (B6/5) at UWHC, staffed by 4 faculty psychiatric hospitalists. It serves adults in need of acute psychiatric care, safety, and stabilization. The Psychiatry Department also provides psychiatric consultation/liaison services throughout the hospital.


Additional Resources

Welcome to B6/5

UW Health Resources: Health Facts For You


Location

University Hospital
600 Highland Ave.
Madison, WI 53792

Phone: (608) 263-7525


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William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital

The William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital is an acute care hospital that provides Psychiatric care to veterans statewide. The Middleton Memorial Veteran’s Hospital was one of the first of over 70 partnerships between medical schools and VA facilities that were initiated by Dr. Middleton.

This facility is physically and academically linked with the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics and affiliated with the University of Wisconsin. Through this affiliation, it has developed a close working relationship with the Medical School, and has integrated teaching and medical programs in Psychiatry as well as other Medical School departments. The VA Psychiatry inpatient unit consists of a 16 bed locked area with seclusion rooms. It serves adult male and female veterans in need of psychiatric stabilization.

The VA Hospital is also a research site for UW Department of Psychiatry faculty. The Department’s Substance Abuse Research Program, as well as a schizophrenia research program are coordinated there.

WEBSITE: William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital


Location

William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
2500 Overlook Terrace
Madison, WI 53705

Phone: 888-478-8321 | 608-256-1901

Collaborative Care

The collaborative care model identifies patients with depression and anxiety and offers treatment within the primary care offices.  Behavioral health clinicians work closely with the primary care physicians and the consulting psychiatrists to offer both medication and a variety of therapy approaches.  This is an expanding area with plans for collaborative care within four different primary care offices, ultimately staffing throughout the majority of the primary care locations.

Suicide Prevention Helplines

Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Call: 1-800-273-8255
Text HOPELINE to 741-741

LGBTQ+ Lifeline (The Trevor Project)

Call: 1-866-488-7386
Text START to 678-678

Dane County Crisis Helpline

Call: 1-608-280-2600
Text HOPELINE to 741-741