Psychiatry Emergency Service

What to expect

During your Emergency Department visit, you may be referred to the Psychiatry Emergency Service team. A clinical nurse specialist, mental health clinician or physician from our team will talk with you about your current mental health concerns. Together, we will create a care plan for treatment and safety that fits your needs.

Care plans may include:

• Medication options
• Psychosocial interventions or treatments
• Recommendations for educational tools and self-help resources

Please note that we are a teaching hospital, so you may see medical students, residents or other medical trainees as part of your care. Learners are supervised by other members of our dedicated health-care team who work together to provide you with comprehensive care.

What to bring

• Health (OHIP) card or valid health-care coverage
• A list of your current medications
• A support person, if desired

How to access our services

We provide psychiatry consultations upon request from the Mount Sinai Emergency Department. Patients seen by the Psychiatry Emergency Services may be referred for brief outpatient follow-up in our clinic.

AI transcription tools

Psychiatry Emergency Service care providers may use ScribeBerry, an AI transcription tool or “AI scribe,” during your visit. ScribeBerry securely captures notes from your conversation so your care provider can focus more on you and less on paperwork.

Your provider will always ask for your verbal consent before using this tool and will carefully review and edit all notes before they are added to your medical record.

For more information about AI transcription tools, please see our Patient Privacy page.