Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide
Outpatient Psychiatry
DEFINITION
- Mental health and substance use disorder services provided in person in an ambulatory care setting, such as:
- A mental health center or substance use disorder clinic
- Hospital outpatient department
- Community health center
- Practitioner’s office
- Patient’s home (e.g., mobile treatment)
- Patient’s school
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Last updated: July 16, 2025
Citation
Ruble, Anne E, and Vinay Parekh. "Outpatient Psychiatry." Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2025. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787013/5/Outpatient_Psychiatry.
Ruble AE, Parekh V. Outpatient Psychiatry. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787013/5/Outpatient_Psychiatry. Accessed October 30, 2025.
Ruble, A. E., & Parekh, V. (2025). Outpatient Psychiatry. In Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787013/5/Outpatient_Psychiatry
Ruble AE, Parekh V. Outpatient Psychiatry [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. [cited 2025 October 30]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787013/5/Outpatient_Psychiatry.
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