Clinical care
Clinical care in the Department of Psychiatry is centred in seven program areas:
Anxiety Disorders Program
An assessment, treatment and research program with particular expertise in working with anxious children and their families through innovative use of cognitive behavioural therapy and pharmacotherapy.
Attention Deficit and Related Disorders Program (ADHD Program)
An interdisciplinary group with a research and clinical focus on children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and associated concerns such as developmental, behavioural, learning difficulties and Tourette's Syndrome.
Eating Disorders Program
One of the few programs in North America for children and adolescents with eating disorders where medical and psychiatric care are fully integrated;includes one of Canada’s few inpatient services for eating disorders.
Infant Psychiatry Program
An assessment, short-term treatment and research program focusing on mental health problems among infants, toddlers and their parents; common concerns include feeding difficulties, attachment or relationship problems, and coping with serious illness or trauma.
Medical Psychiatry Program
A unique consultation and liaison program for all medical and surgical floors at Sick Kids. The program focuses on patient care by addressing psychiatric problems associated with or resulting from a young person’s medical condition.
Crisis & Psychosis
Psychiatry Assessment and Treatment Unit (PATU)
An interdisciplinary program providing specialized assessment and treatment – in outpatient, day hospital and inpatient settings – for children and adolescents with psychoses, severe mood or anxiety disorders, or risk of suicide.
Psychiatry Emergency and Crisis Service
An urgent and acute care outpatient and consultative service for children and adolescents at risk for hurting themselves or someone else, or who have other urgent psychiatric problems.