UB Department of Psychiatry

About the Practice

UBMD Psychiatry, the Department of Psychiatry at the University at Buffalo, is dedicated to transforming the mental health of the community through excellence in education, clinical service, and research. [6] They provide comprehensive mental health evaluation and treatment for children, adolescents, adults, and senior citizens. [8, 9] Their internationally recognized expertise includes mood and anxiety disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), substance abuse, geropsychiatry, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and schizophrenia. [8, 9] UBMD Psychiatry offers various treatments, such as psychotherapy, psychopharmacologic treatment, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and neurosurgical interventions. [8, 9] They have affiliations with local hospital systems, including Kaleida Health and Erie County Medical Center (ECMC), and their physicians also serve patients at Buffalo General Medical Center and Oishei Children's Hospital. [16]