Wyoming Behavioral Institute provides intensive programming to help adults who struggle with a mental health disorder. The activities and therapeutic groups offered through our adult treatment program help patients build social and emotional strengths that may help them develop new, healthy ways to handle personal issues.

Patients are expected to actively participate in all components of the program to improve self-awareness, insight, interactions and coping skills.

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Suicidal thoughts and actions
• Threats to harm self or others
• Bipolar disorder
• Schizophrenia
• Co-occurring substance abuse
• Other mental health issues

David Martorano, MD, Chief Medical Officer
Dr. David Martorano obtained his medical degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York and completed his residency in psychiatry at the University of California Neuropsychiatric Institute. Dr. Martorano is a second-generation psychiatrist raised near New York City.

Frank R. Wheeler, MD
Dr. Frank R. Wheeler completed his medical education at Boston College, Muhlenberg College and St. George’s University School of Medicine, and his psychiatry residency at the State University of New York. His career in psychiatry began in New Jersey and later continued in Wyoming, where he spent many years in Lander providing inpatient and outpatient care before joining Wyoming Behavioral Institute’s medical team. Dr. Wheeler’s experience includes serving as an expert witness on forensic cases and working as a medical director and chairman for psychiatric programs in New Jersey. Dr. Wheeler sees adult and geriatric in-patients at WBI.

Harbans Hans, MD
Dr. Harbans Hans completed his medical education and his psychiatry residencies at Columbia University in New York. His career in psychiatry began in Nebraska more than 25 years ago, and later continued in Wyoming, where he has worked in inpatient, outpatient, residential and correctional settings. Dr. Hans sees adult and geriatric in-patients at WBI.

Carla Poot, PMHNP
Carla Poot, psychiatric nurse practitioner, is a Wyoming native and obtained her associate’s degree in nursing from Casper College, bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Wyoming and master’s degree in nursing from Regis College. She has been a nurse in Casper for 15 years, providing inpatient care for patients from birth to end of life. Carla also has worked in multiple nursing leadership positions and has assisted in the education of nursing students. She trained at Wyoming Behavioral Institute as a psychiatric nurse practitioner before starting her practice with the adult unit team in 2021.

Andrew Weaver, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Andrew Weaver is a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner treating children and adolescents at Wyoming Behavioral Institute. Andrew worked as an EMT and paramedic before pursuing bachelor and doctorate degrees in nursing. He began working as a nurse at Wyoming Behavioral Institute in 2018, while completing his nursing education. In 2024, Andrew completing the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Across the Lifespan) Board Certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center to quality for PMHNP-BC licensing. While delivering inpatient and outpatient psychiatry, Andrew taps into the knowledge and skills he has accumulated over the course of his medical career.

Jiri Danczik, MD
Dr. Jiri Danczik has provided inpatient, outpatient and tele-psychiatry services for more than 20 years, working in Wyoming, New Mexico, and Alabama. He has worked extensively with people diagnosed with personality disorders, psychotic disorders, and addictions and substance abuse. Dr. Danczik obtained his medical degree in 1995 from Charles University in Prague, and he completed his psychiatry residency at the State University of New York College of Medicine Health Science Center at Brooklyn in 2001. Dr. Danzcik provides adult and adolescent outpatient care at WBI.

For more information or to arrange a confidential assessment at no charge, please call 800-457-9312 or use our contact form. We are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

If you are experiencing an emergency, please dial 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.