ARC Psychiatry announced on Thursday, Oct. 29, that it is accepting new patients at its Youngstown and Canton offices following the closure of Comprehensive Behavioral Health, which shut its seven Ohio offices on Oct. 2, according to ARC Psychiatry’s announcement, distributed via EINPresswire. The closure affects approximately 7,000 clients in Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, Jefferson and Stark counties, the announcement said.
The practice said its first concern for displaced patients is continuity of medication. “When a practice closes, the most urgent issue is usually medication. Gaps in psychiatric medication can cause withdrawal-like symptoms or relapse, and people often wait too long to find a new prescriber. Our priority is getting patients seen quickly so their treatment continues without interruption,” Amit Mohan, MD, a board-certified psychiatrist who leads medication management at ARC Psychiatry, said in ARC Psychiatry’s announcement via EINPresswire.
ARC also singled out older adults. “Older adults are especially likely to fall through the cracks during a transition like this. Changes in mood or memory get attributed to stress or aging when they’re often treatable. We want families to know there’s a place to go,” Boris Royak, MD, a board-certified psychiatrist with expertise in geriatric psychiatry, said in the same announcement.
ARC Psychiatry treats depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, ADHD/ADD, trauma and PTSD, and OCD, according to the announcement. The practice also offers TMS for depression, ADHD and autism testing, psychological testing, EMDR, and individual, couples, marriage and sex therapy, and telehealth is available statewide.
ARC Psychiatry provides outpatient mental health care for adults across Northeast Ohio, with offices in Beachwood, Canton, Medina, Westlake and Youngstown, and is a partner practice of ARC Health, a national network of mental health practices, according to the announcement.
The practice said it accepts most major health insurance plans. New patients can call (216) 450-1613 or visit arcproviders.com to request an appointment and confirm insurance participation for their plan and provider, and patients should bring a current medication list and any records requested from their previous practice, the announcement said.
Anyone in crisis should call or text 988, ARC Psychiatry noted in its announcement. For the roughly 7,000 clients affected by the Oct. 2 closure, the immediate next step is to line up a new prescriber before medication runs short, rather than waiting for symptoms to return.