Organization:
Children's National Hospital
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Children’s National Health System offers assessment, diagnosis and care for children and teens with behavioral, emotional and developmental disorders.
Psychiatric conditions we treat include:
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
Bipolar disorder/manic depression
Dysthymic disorder
Eating disorders
Generalized anxiety disorder
Feeding disorders
Learning disorders
Major depression
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Panic disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Schizophrenia
Separation anxiety disorder
Social phobia
Services We Provide
Each patient’s assessment is comprehensive and specific to the child or teen. To begin the process of emotional healing, our care team may use a variety of therapies in your child’s treatment plan, such as:
Behavior modification
Family therapy
Group therapy
Play therapy
Psychopharmacology (the use of medications to treat mental disorders)
Our outpatient service evaluates approximately 1,000 new patients annually, with more than 17,000 follow-up visits each year.
The inpatient unit includes a 12-bed child unit and a 14-bed adolescent unit. Both units provide a safe setting where our team provides crisis intervention and stabilization.
We also offer psychiatry services via telemedicine to help patients and families in farther communities access our expert care.
