Psychiatric care is available for AU students both at the Student Health Center (limited) and in the community. Students with uncomplicated psychiatric needs may be suitable to be seen by a Student Health Center provider following initial assessment by the psychiatrist. Students who require specialized psychiatric care may not be appropriate for services offered at the Student Health Center and will be offered referrals to private and/or specialized care in the community. There will be fees associated with psychiatric services in the Student Health Center. The fee schedule has been designed to keep costs to students as low as possible.

Students interested in counseling/psychotherapy and/or referrals to private or specialized psychiatric/psychological care, should contact the Counseling Center at 202-885-3500 or stop by MGC 214 to schedule a confidential appointment with a counselor. More information is available on the Counseling Center Web site at http://www.american.edu/counseling.

Students wishing to obtain prescriptions for medications associated with ADHD must provide complete documentation of their diagnosis as delineated on the Web site at http://www.american.edu/ocl/healthcenter/health_topics/adhdguidelines.htm prior to being given an appointment for evaluation by the psychiatrist. Note: at the present time the Student Health Center is not able to provide services to diagnose ADHD. Students who think they may have ADHD should obtain a list of appropriate referrals in the community from the Academic Support Center.

Students with learning disabilities and ADHD who are interested in obtaining academic assistance, e.g., classroom accommodations for a disability, specialized academic support, writing help or tutor referrals, etc., should contact the Academic Support Center at 202-885-3360 or stop by MGC 243 to schedule an appointment with a counselor. More information about their services is available at http://www.american.edu/asc.

Emergencies and urgent situations of a psychiatric nature will continue to be assessed at the Counseling Center during working hours.

Please note: Students with American University's health insurance (GM Southwest) who are interested in counseling/psychotherapy or specialized psychiatric/psychological care in the community, do not need a referral from the Counseling Center or the Student Health Center.