Promoting Collaboration BronxCare Health System’s Department of Psychiatry, under the leadership of Dr. Ketki Shah, Chairman, Psychiatry, offers comprehensive care for mental health and chemical dependence affecting adults, adolescents, and children. It accounts for more than 200,000 outpatient visits annually, and is widely recognized as a leader in the provision of community mental health services. Our dedicated and talented staff provide excellent patient care.
Our robust Inpatient Psychiatric service includes three Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Units and one Child and Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatric Unit. On the medical units, our Consultation Liaison service works hand-in-hand with our medical colleagues to manage acute psychiatric and behavioral issues for patients with co-occurring medical illness. While working with our patients, we employ a variety of therapeutic modalities with an emphasis on the biopsychosocial model using evidence based treatment strategie
There are two Adult Outpatient Psychiatry clinics and a Child and Adolescent clinic (Child Study Center), all of which provide comprehensive mental health services to the Bronx community. The services provided include psychiatric evaluations, psychopharmacological interventions, as well as individual, group and family therapy. Outpatient services see about 5,000 individual patients with approximately 233,000 visits a year. Clinic hours are available on Saturdays and late evenings, providing more flexibilit