Private Practice

Private Practice

Currently at Dr. Turley's residence in Duxbury, MA (3 miles off Rt. 3 at exit 10).

(781) 934-9235 Fax (866) 540-1012

Services available:

Psychiatric Evaluation and psychopharmacological management.

Why doesn't Dr. Turley take insurance in his private practice?

Insurance companies will pay only for an initial evaluation time of 45-50 minutes, and 15-20 minutes medication management visits no more often than once a month. The practice of psychiatry has changed in recent years, placing extraordinary demands on the time available to make complex assessments and design treatment plans. The role of psychiatrists has been shunted to quick diagnostics and medication prescription.

With the development of safer and more effective medications to treat a variety of emotional conditions, need has increased steadily for psychiatric services. Child and Adolescent services are in especially great demand, because there are so few practicing board-certified Child Psychiatrists. Dr. Turley maintains a small private practice so that he is able to provide a premium service that allows the time necessary with his patients in a comfortable, non-rushed atmosphere. Because he devotes more time per encounter, the character of his private practice is a bit different from that of his clinic practices. He does not accept insurance reimbursement in that practice, so he does not have to work by insurance company rules. The privacy of his patients is better preserved and the time normally spent dealing with insurance company red-tape is turned back to the people who deserve it. His attention to communication and more time is an added value of his private practice.

Process:

Patient, parent, or guardian will complete the Evaluation Request
Dr. Turley will review the request and be in contact.
If appropriate, a 90 minute appointment will be offered (a fee of $400 is due in advance of scheduling).
Psychiatric Evaluation is conducted, and a report prepared.
If a contract for treatment is requested, a fee of $500 will be due as advance payment for up to 6 future consultations over the next calendar year (without roll-over). Appointments are available one day/month and can be scheduled in advance, or consultation may occur as needed via email, telephone, or video-chat.
Prior to each consultation, the patient, parent, or guardian must complete and submit the Clinical Update Form. (Dr. Turley will not issue prescriptions without this formal clinical update, and reserves the right to require a face to face meeting at any time, prior to prescribing medications)

Other local options for psychiatric evaluation and management:

Name	Degree	Phone	Email	Location	Child
Ikeda, Stephen	M.D.	781 934-7726		Duxbury	√
Flannery, Mary	M.D.	781 335-6000	mbuckflan@verizon.net	Weymouth	√
Netsky, Richard	M.D.	617 876-4099		Hingham	√
Treibergs, Juris	M.D.	508 747-2705		Plymouth	√
Hannon, Sandra	RNCS	(781) 834-4573	hannonen@BC.edu	Duxbury	√

Agencies:

North River Counseling 781 834-7433

Mass Bay Counseling 800-338-5885

South Shore Mental Health (617) 847-1950

Duxbury Counseling (781) 585-4311

Brockton Area Multi-Services www.bamsi.org (508) 580-8700

Referral resources

Pathways: 781-749-5386 x174

Parents-Professionals Advocacy League (508) 542-7860