Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Clinical Care

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health has more than 60 faculty members including psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers. The department also offers the services of psychiatry-trained advanced practice clinicians and master’s-level therapists to provide psychiatry and behavioral health services and mental health treatment.

This team of clinicians offers a comprehensive array of psychiatric and psychological care at multiple locations: Penn State Health Medical Group Psychiatry Clinic, Penn State Health Children's Hospital and Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey and Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute in Harrisburg.

There are specialized treatment programs for mood, eating, sleep, autism spectrum, attention deficit hyperactivity, conduct, adolescents, addiction and substance use and psychotic disorders. Specialized treatment settings include inpatient, outpatient and partial (day) hospital programs, and specialized treatment modalities including neuromodulation services.