Procedure Description: An interactive therapeutic experience for all participants.
What To Expect: To have an agreed-upon agenda and goals for each session. To have a structured interactive experience to improve communication, psychodynamics and cooperation among family members. To
learn to use and appreciate honest differences in styles of thinking in
order to negotiate resolution of conflicts and enhance family
relationships.
Procedures
Procedure Description: Prescription of Psychotropic Medications
What To Expect: You
will receive integrated care, combining psychotherapy with
appropriately selected psychotropic pharmaceuticals known to be
effective in relieving specific symptoms.
We usually begin
with a low test dose and trial period with brand name (non-generic)
samples to avoid any severe allergic reactions and possibly ineffective
or expensive prescriptions. Package inserts explaining possible
side-effects of newly prescribed medications are also provided. An
exact NCR copy of every prescription ever written for you in this
office is kept on file for future reference. However, there is no
guarantee that any medication and/or psychotherapy will produce a
desired result.
Once you are stabilized on an effective
maintenance dose, your response must be monitored periodically in the
office, at least once every three months. This also permits maintenance
psychotherapy which has been shown to be effective in preventing
relapse. Otherwise you will become an inactive patient and
prescriptions cannot be renewed.
What To Expect: To
follow a specific goal-oriented, individualized treatment plan using
psychodynamic interactive techniques designed to improve insight,
communication, problem solving ability, self-esteem and an
understanding of both the causes and effects of presenting symptoms.
Goals
in therapy include: (1) Relieve distressing symptoms; (2) Initially
develop and maintain an interactive support system; (3) Improve coping
and social skills, stress tolerance and creativity; (4) Efficiently
increase independence for the patient and decrease dependence on the
therapist and others (see Dr. Miley's article).
Staff Information
Our
office manager, Mrs. Marietta Chaky provides service to Dr. Miley and
his patients with vital signs, lab orders, confidentiality issues,
correspondence and other office procedures. She answers patient
questions, schedules appointments, completes and files insurance claims
and more. A Practical Nurse trained in crisis management, she deals
with insurance problems, and is experienced in community and customer
service. A certified pastoral counselor and lecturer on foster care
issues, she is also the compliance officer for this practice and is
responsible for adherance by all employees to its Code of Conduct. She
is also a volunteer pastoral counselor on Marion County's Community
Crisis Response Team.
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Miley, M.D., P.A. makes no warranties of any kind regarding the
accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the information given.
The
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imply approval or endorsement of any one organization or person. The
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Miley, M.D., P.A. and may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, or
otherwise used in whole or in part in any manner without its consent.
Dr.
Miley will NOT use e-mail for correspondence with patients and it
should NEVER be used for emergency or confidential communication.
Hobbies & Interests
Support
for veterans through the American Legion; Exercise physiology; Raising
bonsai trees; Restoring a 1971 Datsun 240 Z-car; Training in Iaido and
as national champion black belt in Shotokan karate.
