Partial Hospital Program for Psychiatric Patients
Mount Sinai’s Partial Hospital Program provides an intensive level of psychiatric care for patients with acute symptoms—without hospitalization. The program treats patients with a range of psychiatric conditions, and places them on specialized tracks based on symptom...
ACNP 2019: Presenters from Mount Sinai’s Department of Psychiatry
This year’s American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) conference takes place December 8-11 in Orlando, Florida. Faculty from the Department of Psychiatry will be contributing via the president’s plenary, panels, study groups, and posters. The schedule of...
Confronting Addiction: Science, Policy, and Care
On October 30, the Addiction Institute of Mount Sinai hosted a full day of lectures, posters, and discussions by prominent scientists, clinicians, and policymakers tackling addiction from all angles: across the lifespan, psychosocial, epidemiology, policy,...
Leadership Announced for Addiction Institute of Mount Sinai and Center on Addiction Alliance
In October 2018, the Addiction Institute of Mount Sinai (AIMS) announced its strategic alliance with Center on Addiction (CoA), formerly known as The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse or CASA. The alliance combines AIMS’ clinical expertise with CoA’s...
Mental Health Services Conference 2019: Mount Sinai’s Presentations
This year’s Mental Health Services Conference (IPS), put on by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), takes place October 2-6 at the Sheraton New York Times Square in Manhattan. This years' conference focuses on four core tracks: addiction psychiatry,...
Peer Engagement May Play a Role in Reducing Opioid Deaths in New York City
In November 2016, Mount Sinai Beth Israel hired Anita Kennedy, a certified recovery peer advocate, as a peer engagement specialist in East Harlem. The role is funded by a grant from the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS). Peer...