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Claim this listingJimmy Metellus , MD
Fulfilled Care Psychiatry
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MI · 4301508548
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About Jimmy Metellus
Jimmy Metellus, MD is a Black psychiatry practicing in Farmington Hills, MI. Jimmy sees patients at Fulfilled Care Psychiatry. Jimmy offers in-person visits and telehealth appointments and is currently accepting new patients.
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Black patients and Psychiatry
Black psychiatrists: depression, anxiety, bipolar, PTSD, medication management. Black adults are diagnosed with schizophrenia at 3 to 4 times the correct rate.
Black Americans are diagnosed with schizophrenia at 3 to 4 times the rate of white Americans with the same symptoms, often because providers misread cultural expression, mistrust, or trauma responses as psychosis (Schwartz & Blankenship, World Psychiatry, 2014). Black adults with major depression are half as likely to receive treatment, and Black men face disproportionate rates of being medicated first rather than offered therapy. Psychiatrists are MDs or DOs who can prescribe medication and bring depth to complex diagnoses.
Conditions psychiatrists treat
- Major depression and treatment-resistant depression
- Bipolar disorder
- Anxiety disorders, including panic and OCD
- PTSD and complex trauma
- ADHD in adults
- Schizophrenia spectrum disorders
When to book
- Depression not improving after 2+ medication trials
- Mood swings severe enough to affect work or relationships
- Intrusive trauma memories, flashbacks, or hypervigilance
- Questions about starting, stopping, or switching psych meds
Advocacy prompts
- Can you reassess my diagnosis? I'm not sure it fits.
- What are the side effects and alternatives to this medication?
- Am I a candidate for ketamine or TMS for treatment-resistant depression?
Frequently asked questions
Is Jimmy Metellus accepting new patients? ▾
Yes, Jimmy Metellus is accepting new patients.
Where is Jimmy Metellus's practice located? ▾
Jimmy Metellus practices at 32000 Northwestern Hwy, Farmington Hills, MI. Phone: 248-289-8874.
Does Jimmy Metellus offer telehealth? ▾
Jimmy Metellus offers in-person visits and telehealth.
What does a Psychiatry treat? ▾
Black psychiatrists: depression, anxiety, bipolar, PTSD, medication management. Black adults are diagnosed with schizophrenia at 3 to 4 times the correct rate.
Articles about Psychiatry
Why the Black church is the studied lever for closing the Black-mental-health-treatment gap
Hankerson 2012 reviewed 1,451 studies on church-based health programs for African Americans. Only eight addressed mental disorders. The framework-and-evidence-gap explainer.
78 studies, 13,998 participants: culturally adapted therapy produced a medium effect-size advantage over unadapted versions for racially and ethnically minoritized clients
Black women face roughly twice the postpartum-depression rate. Treatment access runs the opposite direction.