In the beginning of treatment, people usually need to be seen more frequently. Follow-up with patients who started on new medication within one to three weeks regarding response to medication, side-effects, or any changes are normally scheduled for either 15 or 30 min.

Standard medication management follow-up appointment is 15 min. Sometimes longer appointments are necessary to gather more information for further diagnostics or to communicate important psycho-educational information.

Some patients may benefit from a psychotherapy process which involves exploration and understanding the patient’s circumstances. Once a patient is stable, depending on the situation, they may follow up every one month, three months, or six months.