Need a fast appointment? Call us at (202) 525-5123. If your patient is being discharged, tell us the expected discharge date and we will try to schedule the first visit to fit your discharge plan.
For emergency physicians, inpatient psychiatrists, IOP and PHP teams, discharge planners, and social workers: WIP gives your patients a fast, psychiatrist-led next step after a hospital or ER stay for depression with suicidal thoughts.
The weeks after psychiatric discharge carry some of the highest suicide risk, according to a meta-analysis in JAMA Psychiatry. Standard antidepressants take weeks to work. WIP-DC and WIP-Rockville offer Spravato, IV ketamine, and accelerated TMS, with close follow-up from the same psychiatrist.
FDA-approved, with an oral antidepressant, for depressive symptoms in adults with MDD with acute suicidal ideation or behavior. Administered on site under REMS with about two hours of monitoring. Available at WIP-DC and WIP-Rockville.
Rapid reduction in suicidal ideation within hours in many patients, per an individual-participant meta-analysis. Typically a series over 2–3 weeks. Off-label.
7–8 sessions a day for 5 days instead of about 6 weeks. TMS is FDA-cleared for depression.
Medication management, a written safety plan, and frequent early visits, in person or by telehealth.
Spravato’s label notes that it has not been shown to prevent suicide or reduce suicidal ideation or behavior, and does not preclude hospitalization when clinically warranted. Ketamine use for depression and suicidal ideation is off-label. TMS is not specifically cleared for suicidal ideation.
Adults with depression and suicidal ideation who are safe for outpatient care, with a safety plan and supports in place. Patients stepping down from inpatient, ED, IOP, or PHP. Patients with treatment-resistant depression who need a faster response.
Imminent risk requiring inpatient admission. Active mania or psychosis. Intoxication or withdrawal needing detox. Medical instability. We’re glad to discuss borderline cases.
You can also send your patient our scheduling link directly.
Complete the form below to refer a patient. To speak with a WIP psychiatrist before the patient is scheduled, select “I’d like to discuss this case first.” Records can be faxed to 202-464-5570.
Call our new-patient team at 202-525-5123; phone is the fastest route. WIP has no waitlist for new patients. If the patient is being discharged, share the expected discharge date and we will try to schedule the first visit to fit your discharge plan.
The discharge summary, current medication list, the patient’s safety plan, and recent labs if available. Fax records to 202-464-5570.
Yes. Use the referral form on this page and select “I’d like to discuss this case first,” and a WIP psychiatrist will contact you before the patient is scheduled.
Patients at imminent risk who need inpatient care, and patients with active mania, psychosis, intoxication or withdrawal needing detox, or medical instability. We’re glad to discuss borderline cases.
Yes. With the patient’s consent, we send updates to the referring clinician and coordinate with the patient’s therapist and outpatient team.
Spravato and ketamine at WIP are for adults. TMS is FDA-cleared as an add-on treatment for major depression in adolescents 15 and older. Our fellowship-trained child and adolescent psychiatrists see younger patients for evaluation and medication management.
For patients and families, see rapid-acting treatment for depression with suicidal thoughts. For general referrals, visit our referrals page.
For a fast appointment, call (202) 525-5123. If it’s a discharge, we will try to accommodate your discharge planning. Fax records to 202-464-5570. Patients at imminent risk should be directed to the nearest emergency room or 988.
