Psychiatry

CRMI's team of experienced psychologists is committed to patients' emotional health as well as to their physical well being. Problems in reproductive health can also often lead to emotional hardships. Infertility and pregnancy loss are problems that deeply affect every aspect of a couple's life and can create feelings of anxiety and depression as well as social isolation.

To help patients cope with the psychological and interpersonal challenges which may occur during the course of medical treatment, the Center offers compassionate and confidential counseling and psychotherapy for individuals, couples and groups.

The Eating Disorders Service provides assessment and treatment for adults afflicted with Anorexia Nervosa and/or Bulimia Nervosa. Anorexia is an eating disorder in which there is a severe and prolonged inability to eat, with marked weight loss. Bulimia is an eating disorder in which a person regularly binge eats, then tries to prevent weight gain by self-induced vomiting, water pills, laxatives, fasting or extreme exercising. Both disorders can be treated using individual, group and/or family psychotherapy, and nutrition counseling. Depending on the degree of weight loss and the state of physical health when the person enters treatment, there will be greater or lesser control of the person's eating and of the total environment.

The Weill Cornell Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Program at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College offers a new, safe and effective option for patients suffering from major depression whose symptoms persist despite prior treatment attempts with antidepressant medications.

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is designed for adults, 18 years of age and older. TMS involves the administration of a small magnetic field over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, one of the areas implicated in depression. TMS therapy has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of depression in individuals who have not achieved satisfactory improvement despite the use of antidepressants. Using very short pulses of magnetic energy to alter the activity of nerve cells in the brain, TMS involves no radiation or electrical stimulation, and requires no anesthesia. Patients remain awake and alert during the procedure. The standard outpatient treatment typically lasts for 40 minutes, and is performed under the supervision of a psychiatrist. The number of sessions recommended is based on the individual patient's need and response to treatment. For most patients, treatment is administered daily, for four to six weeks.

Weill Cornell Medical College faculty from the Department of Psychiatry provide expert evaluation of patients and consistent monitoring throughout the course of treatment. Marc Dubin, MD PhD oversees the TMS site located in Manhattan. To make an appointment or referral to the TMS Program, or to learn additional information, please call at 212-746-5817 or e-mail to TMSinfo@med.cornell.edu

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The Weill Cornell Psychiatry Specialty Center offers expert assessment and treatment of psychiatric disorders by a multidisciplinary team of academically oriented clinicians in a discreet, comfortable outpatient setting. We offer expertise in disorders across the lifespan and an approach that is sensitive to each individual's life context.

Our services include assessment, medication management, psychotherapy, couples' counseling, family therapy, group therapy, and neuropsychological and educational testing.

Drawing on the resources of Weill Cornell Medical College and our affiliated hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian, we treat a wide range of psychiatric conditions.