Assessment
Mental health assessment at Axon is integrated into the medical evaluation rather than bolted on. Patients are screened for mood, anxiety, sleep, and trauma-related symptoms, and where screening raises concern, a clinician performs a full assessment and discusses the findings and options with the patient.
Treatment
Depending on the individual patient's needs and preferences, treatment may include psychotherapy, counseling focused on adjustment to injury and pain, evidence-based treatment for trauma-related symptoms, and medication management coordinated with the treating physicians. Because the mental health team works inside the same care plan as neurology, rehabilitation, and pain management, treatment addresses the whole situation rather than one symptom at a time.
As with every service at Axon, whether to pursue mental health treatment is the patient's decision, made with a clinician's recommendation and a clear explanation of the options.