Resources

Guides to care at Banyan

Plain-language guides from our clinicians on psychiatry, medication, and how the parts of your care fit together. Each one is written for people deciding whether and how to begin.

Guides

Read before you decide

Psychiatry
Medication Management for Anxiety and Depression in the Bay Area
When a psychiatric evaluation makes sense, how medication compares with therapy, the medications used most often, what the first months look like, and how to stop safely.
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Psychiatry
Culturally Responsive Psychiatry and Medication Management in the Bay Area
Why a psychiatrist who speaks your language matters, how ancestry can affect medication, common hesitations about medication, and how to get started.
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Integrated Care
How Therapy and Psychiatry Work Together at Banyan
How therapy, psychiatry, and neuropsychological testing coordinate on one team, why that matters, and how to begin with psychiatry while you wait for therapy or testing.
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