Adolescent Medicine
Psychiatry
Psychology Assessment Center
Related MGH Services
Anorexia Clinical Research
Foster Care; Family Care Program
Youthcare Community Services
Adjusting to School
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Child Care: How to Help Your Child Adjust
Child Care: Preventing Problems
Communicating with Your Child
Depression in Children and Teens
Emotional Abuse: The Effects on Children
Encopresis (Soiling) from Constipation
Encopresis (Soiling) from Stool Holding
Encopresis (Soiling) without Constipation
Family Violence: The Effects on Children
Preventing or Reducing a Child's Aggressive Behavior
Preventing Separation Anxiety
Raising Your Child's Self Esteem
Adolescent Health A-Z
ADD
Delinquency
Depression
Learning Disorders
Self Esteem
Separation Anxiety
Stress
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care, Suite 6A
Phone: 617-724-5600 | Fax: 617-726-5567
Intake: 617-726-2725
Outpatient Clinical Services
The Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at MassGeneral Hospital for Children provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents with the full spectrum of psychiatric conditions and behavioral or emotional difficulties in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Services include diagnostic evaluations, consultations, psychotherapy, psychopharmacologic care and behavioral guidance.
Diagnosis and treatment is provided for patients with problems including, but not limited to:
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Adjustment disorders
- Anxiety
- Autism spectrum
- Depression
- Psychosis
- Psychological factors affecting medical illness
Clinicians from our department are recognized for their expertise in an array of child psychiatric and child adjustment conditions such as, bipolar, obsessive-compulsive, Tourette’s and coping with medical illness.
Specialty Outpatient Clinical Services
A full range of diagnostic and clinical services are provided for specific patient populations.
- Neurocognitive and emotional assessment and consultation – L.E.A.P.
- Addictions treatment services for ages 15 – 25 years – A.R.M.S.
- Guidance for parents with life-threatening illness – P.A.C.T.
- Child forensic evaluation and consultation – C.L.P.
- Teaching parent skills to handle difficult children – Think Kids
Clinical Programs
The Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is committed to providing the full spectrum of psychiatric services for children and facilitating continuity of care whenever possible. Our clinicians provide 24 hour coverage in the MGH Acute Psychiatry Service, inpatient evaluation and treatment at Franciscan’s and McLean Hospitals, and Acute Residential Treatment at the McLean campus. The Klarman Eating Disorder Center in Belmont, MA., is also available to females aged 13 to 22.
For more information, please see the Department of Psychiatry.
