[skittles]

is an out patient clinic the same as just going to see my pdoc or no?

in some places where I have lived the therapy agencies themselves were called for example county mental health clinic. having that word in the agency didn't mean it was any different from the agencies that were called county mental health agencies. you still saw the same therapist every week and did the same thing - sat there and talked to yout therapist. In mental health field the word clinic means the same thing as agency.

its not like going to your medical doctors office or going to the after hours clinic where at your doctors office you see your doctor and when going to the after hous clinic you see which ever doctor is available when you walk in the door and sign in.

With therapy you have to either see your psychaitrist, therapist or psychologist and if you have a problem you call them or go into the local hospital ER.

[Rapunzel]

Yes. Outpatient means you are not a patient in the hospital. Then there are also intensive or partial programs, which gets confusing. Inpatient means a patient who is in the hospital.