Psychiatry & Behavioral Health

Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
Psychiatry & Behavioral Health

Consistently Ranked Among the Nation's Best Behavioral Health Programs

NewYork-Presbyterian, one of the world’s premier academic medical centers, is home to leading specialty providers in psychiatry and behavioral health care. We are at the vanguard of clinical care, research, and education with our Ivy League university partners of Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Weill Cornell Medicine.

Our Specialties

crowd in city

NewYork-Presbyterian, one of the world’s premier academic medical centers, is home to leading specialty providers in psychiatry and behavioral health care. We are at the vanguard of clinical care, research, and education with our Ivy League university partners of Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Weill Cornell Medicine.

Our Team

The faculty of the Departments of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons are leaders in psychiatric research and education and experts in their fields. Through our affiliation with two of the nation’s top universities, our behavioral healthcare providers engage in the pursuit of knowledge and the advancement of patient care. They are joined by clinical psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, and other professionals who work as a team to provide each patient with customized care.

Our Approach to Care

Our patient care teams recognize that each person and family is unique and that compassion and cultural competence are key components of personalized care. At NewYork-Presbyterian, we are committed to delivering state-of-the-art care based on the latest research-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment. We provide our services while respecting and valuing transparency and communication, patient and family values and engagement, and attention to each person's emotional and spiritual well-being.

NewYork-Presbyterian Psychiatry is distinguished by the breadth of our specialty programs and services, such as:

  • Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Resource Center
  • Center for Autism and the Developing Brain
  • Center for Eating Disorders
  • The College Student Program
  • The Horizon (Culturally Sensitive Inpatient Program for Orthodox Jewish Community)
  • Military Family Wellness Center
  • Second Chance Program (Psychosocial Inpatient Rehabilitation for Schizophrenia)
  • The Haven at NYP Westchester
  • Geriatric Psychiatry
  • The Center for Youth Mental Health

Stay Amazing Stories

When you have that feeling of despair and feel that there’s no hope at all, that’s a symptom of a treatable illness. You should be relentless in pursuing treatments until you find those that can make you better.

Read Andrew's story
Andrew Solomon

Get Care From Our Experts