Babette A. Wise, LCSW-C| Psychiatry | MedStar Health
About me
Ms. Wise is a psychiatric social worker who is the Director of the Substance Abuse Clinic in the Department of Psychiatry. She speciaizes in working with patients who have substance abuse issues. She also works with family members who are affected by substance abuse. She works with individuals, families and groups. She also works with patients who have dual diagnoses. She supervises Psychiatry residents, teaches residents about substance abuse and organizes panels of recovering substance abusers to speak to medical students. She is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry.
Clinical areas of focus
- Behavioral Disorders
- Bipolar Disorder
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Depression
- Mental Health
- Mood Disorders
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychosis
- Psychotherapy
- Suicidal Ideation
- Women's Mental Health
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Stress Disorder
- Addiction Disorders
- Adjustment Disorder
- Agitation
- Alcohol Addiction
- Alcohol Dependency
- Anger Issues
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Autism
- Behavioral Disorders
- Behavioral Issues In Dementia
- Bereavement
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Brief Psychotic Disorder
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Complicated Bereavement Disorder
- Compulsive And Addictive Behaviors
- Conversion Disorder
- Cyclothymic Disorder
- Delusional Disorder
- Dependent Personality Disorder
- Depression
- Disruptive Behavior
- Dissociative Disorders
- Dual Diagnosis
- Dysthymia
- Eating Disorders
- Executive Function Disorder
- Gender Dysphoria
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Grief
- Hallucinations
- Hoarding Disorder
- Hypochondriasis
- Hypomania
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Intermittent Explosive Disorder
- Mania
- Mental Health Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic Attack
- Paranoia And Delusional Disorders
- Perinatal Mental Health Disorders
- Perinatal Mood Disorders
- Persistent Depressive Disorder
- Personality Disorder
- Phobia
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Psycho Oncology
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychosis
- Psychosomatic Disorders
- Schizoaffective Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Self Harming Behaviors
- Somatic Symptom Disorder
- Somatoform Disorders
- Substance Addiction
- Substance Dependence
- Suicidal Ideation
- Suicide Attempt
- Thought Disorder
- Trichotillomania
Procedures I perform
- Adult Psychiatry
- Anger Management
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Men's Mental Health
- Mental Health
- Neuropsychiatry
- Psychotherapy
- Transplant Psychiatry
- Women's Mental Health
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Select
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Tricare for Life East
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- United Student Resources
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Kaiser Signature
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Medicaid - Maryland
- CareFirst Administrators
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Tricare East Select
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Beech Street PPO
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- I-SNP
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- WellPoint Maryland
- Cigna EPO
- Virginia Premier
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- United Optimum Choice
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Innovation Health: POS
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Choice
- Cigna Network Open Access
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Carefirst EPO
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- United Golden Rule
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- United Choice Plus
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- D-SNP)
- United Navigate
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Tricare East Prime
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Education
Allied Health Education: Catholic University of America (1981)