Your Hillside Primary Care provider can screen, diagnose, and start first-line treatment for anxiety and depression, often with medication, lifestyle support, and monitoring. Early treatment can help you feel better, sleep better, and enjoy life again.
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ComprehensiveAnxiety and depression are common mental health conditions that affect your mood, self-esteem, and ability to enjoy daily life. Left untreated, either can interfere with work, relationships, and physical health.
Anxiety causes excessive worry, nervousness, or fear. Everyone feels anxious occasionally, but a clinical anxiety disorder often brings on these feelings in response to everyday situations, like leaving the house or meeting with friends. Anxiety therapies and, when appropriate, medication can help you manage these feelings and improve your quality of life.
Depression is a mood disorder that affects how you think, feel, and act. It often brings persistent sadness or hopelessness, and can cause physical symptoms like changes in weight or sleep, loss of interest, and fatigue. Treatment, including therapy and medication, can help manage symptoms and support your overall well-being.
Yes, within a specific and well-defined scope. Primary care is often the first, and fastest, place to get help for anxiety and depression, because you don't need a referral to get screened and start treatment.
| Hillside Primary Care | Psychiatry of SA (Our sister practice) |
|---|---|
| Screening with validated tools (PHQ-9, GAD-7) | In-depth psychiatric evaluation for complex or treatment-resistant cases |
| Diagnosis and first-line medication management | Specialized medication management and psychiatric follow-up |
| Lifestyle counseling and ongoing monitoring | Formal psychotherapy, including CBT |
| Available at all Hillside Primary Care locations | Available at dedicated locations across San Antonio, New Braunfels, and El Paso |
If your symptoms are more complex, aren't responding to first-line treatment, or you and your provider agree that structured psychotherapy would help, we'll refer you to Psychiatry of SA, as part of Hillside Medical Group. You'll get a warm handoff to ensure a smooth transition and continuous care.
Persistent worry
or nervousness
Loss of interest
in activities you used to enjoy
Irritability, restlessness,
or muscle tension
Trouble sleeping
or changes in appetite
Feeling sad, hopeless,
or overwhelmed
Changes in relationships
or social withdrawal
Low energy
or constant fatigue
Difficulty concentrating
or making decisions
Thoughts of self-harm
(Seek immediate help)
There's no single test for anxiety or depression. Your provider will review your medical history, ask about your symptoms, mood, sleep, and daily functioning, and may use short questionnaires such as the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 to better understand your symptoms and track how you respond to treatment over time.
A widely used questionnaire to assess the severity of depression symptoms.
A questionnaire to assess the severity of anxiety symptoms.
Regular follow-ups to track progress and adjust treatment as needed.
Treatment is personalized to your needs and may include one or a combination of the following:
FDA-approved medications such as antidepressants or anti-anxiety medications.
Lifestyle changes, coping strategies, and referrals for psychotherapy (when appropriate).
Sleep, exercise, stress management, and nutritional guidance to support your mental and physical health.
Most insurance plans, including many Texas-based plans, cover anxiety and depression treatment. Coverage details vary by plan, so it's best to confirm your specific benefits. View our self-pay pricing for more information.
Our providers are trained to screen for and manage anxiety and depression as part of your overall primary care, so you can start without waiting for a specialist referral, at all of our Texas locations.
Find the clinic nearest you and book directly from its location page.
Your primary care provider can screen, diagnose, and manage first-line treatment, often medication and lifestyle changes, without a referral. A psychiatrist or psychotherapist may provide specialized care for more complex cases or when symptoms don't improve with initial treatment.
Your Hillside provider will refer you if your symptoms are more complex, aren't responding to first-line treatment, or you both agree that structured psychotherapy would help, with a warm handoff for continuous care.
Common signs include persistent worry or nervousness, trouble sleeping or changes in appetite, low energy, loss of interest in activities you used to enjoy, feeling sad, hopeless, or overwhelmed, difficulty concentrating, irritability or muscle tension, and changes in relationships.
Most insurance plans, including many Texas-based plans, cover anxiety and depression treatment. Coverage details vary by plan, so it's best to confirm your specific benefits.
Thoughts of self-harm need immediate help. Call 988 (the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or 911, or go to the nearest emergency room. Do not wait for an appointment.
Find the Hillside Primary Care location nearest you and schedule a screening with our caring and experienced medical team.
