Psychiatric medication management is the umbrella service — comprehensive evaluation, evidence-based prescribing, ongoing monitoring with validated scales, side-effect management, and adjustment based on objective response. Dr. Farkas's MD/PhD training brings receptor-level understanding to selection and dosing decisions across every psychiatric medication class.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's included in medication management?
Comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, medication selection, dose titration, monitoring with validated scales (PHQ-9, GAD-7), side-effect assessment, laboratory monitoring where indicated, and coordination with therapists and primary care. Follow-up frequency depends on stability.
How often are follow-up visits?
Initial stabilization typically requires visits every 2–4 weeks. Once stable, visits may space to every 1–3 months. Dr. Farkas maintains flexibility for changes in symptoms or life circumstances.
Do you provide therapy?
Dr. Farkas focuses on medication management and coordinates with therapists (psychologists, LCSWs, LMFTs) for psychotherapy. Combined care — medication plus therapy — has the strongest evidence for most conditions.
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Medication
Management
The foundation of everything Dr. Farkas does — MD/PhD-level prescribing that goes well beyond pattern-matching. Understanding how each medication works at the neurochemical level enables strategic choices from the start, not after three failed trials.
How Dr. Farkas approaches
Management
Evidence-based, neurobiologically-informed. Every prescribing decision is grounded in mechanism — not tradition or trial-and-error.
From evaluation to
lasting results
Medication Management is used to treat
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What to expect at
your first appointment
New patient evaluations are 30–60 minutes — never a rushed intake. Dr. Farkas takes your full psychiatric, medical, and medication history before making any prescribing decisions. You'll leave with a clear diagnosis, a treatment plan that makes sense to you, and a follow-up already scheduled.
Telehealth available throughout South Carolina, New York, and Virginia. In-person at our Hilton Head Island, SC office.
Ready for prescribing done
at the MD/PhD level?
30–60 minutes. Expert diagnosis. A treatment plan built around your specific neurobiology and goals.