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programs:
1. Diagnostic
& Evaluation Clinic is located on CHONY 6 North. They accept
referrals from pediatricians for psychiatric evaluations ONLY (i.e.
they do not provide ongoing treatment).
Contact Monica Espinoza @ 212-305-0924 to schedule a screening phone
interview for your patient prior to the full evaluation. Following
the evaluation, your patient may be referred to any one of the following
disorder-specific treatment clinics, also part of the outpatient service
of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. During the CAN psychiatry transition,
email Sarabjit Singh (child psychiatrist) @ [email protected]
with clinical questions, or Ramonita @ [email protected]
to refer a patient to CHONY psychiatry:
• Children's
Anxiety & Depression Clinic provides treatment
for children who are already diagnosed with anxiety and depressive
disorders by one of the Pediatric Psychiatry services listed here,
and require on-going treatment
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• Consultation
Liasion Clinic accepts referral from patients with
medical problems who may have a psychiatric component to their
disease or presentation. Dr. Jonathan Slater directs these services
for in-patients, and out-patient services were added in 2001.
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• Disruptive
Behaviors Disorders Clinic provides treatment for
children already diagnosed with disruptive behavior disorders
(ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder) by one of the Pediatric
Psychiatry services listed here.
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• Special
Needs Clinic is located on VC-4 and provides evaluations
and treatment for children affected by HIV. Contact Sheila Ryan
RN for a referral @ 212-305-7257.
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| • Developmental
Neuropsychiatry Program provides diagnosis and
treatment for behavioral and emotional problems in children and
adolescents with developmental disabilities such as mental retardation,
autism and pervasive developmental disorders, and other neurological
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2. Integrated Mental Health Program
(IMP), consists of part-time psychologists and
psychiatrists located onsite at most ACNC clinics for consultations,
psychiatric evaluations and short-term treatment (6 months or less).
For simple behavioral health issues, patients referred to IMP will
be diagnosed, stabilized and returned to the primary care pediatric
provider for ongiong management, with consultation as needed by the
onsite psychiatrist or psychologist. Referrals should be made only
for those patients who are not in crisis or in need of long-term management.
Click
here for provider information at each ACN site.
3. The Comprehensive
Emergency Service (CPEP) previously available for
care of children on an emergent basis is now closed. Patients ages
less than or equal to 19 years of age (up to their 20th birthday) who
are in need of emergent psychiatric care should be sent to the
Pediatric ED, and they will be seen by the Psychiatry team in the ED.
There is a child psychiatry attending on call 24 hours/day, who may be
paged at x 81350 to discuss cases. Should your patient require
admission, the Psychiatry team in the ED will refer to inpatient
psychiatry wards throughout NYC. If there is no bed available, and it
is a weekend, the patient may be admitted to the medicine service
until Monday, and the Psychiatry team will touch base and write orders
with the residents on call in house.
4. Elementary
School-Based Mental Health Program provides evaluations
and treatment within school served by the program.
Research programs:
1. Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Evaluation Service (CAPES) -
is a research program that also provides complete psychiatric evaluation
including psycho-educational testing, and referrals. Click
here for a complete brochure with contact information.
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