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The Child and Adolescent Outpatient Clinic of the University of Arizona/University Physicians Department of Psychiatry provides comprehensive outpatient mental health services to children, adolescents, and young adults ages birth-21 years. We provide comprehensive diagnostic evaluation and treatment services that include:

• Psychiatric evaluation
• Psychological testing
• Individual verbal and play therapy
• Family therapy
• Parent education
• Behavior Management
• Medication management
• Psychiatric consultation
• Consultation referral available to other providers at UMC
• Coordination of care with schools, CPS, PCP's and other service providers 

Appointments may be scheduled by calling our clinic at (520) 626-7664 Monday through Friday between 8:00am and 4:30pm. The Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic is located on the seventh floor of University Medical Center, 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724. Twenty-four hour emergency and crisis services are available through the University Medical Center Emergency Room. University Physicians, Inc. (UPI),  professional staff includes University of Arizona Psychiatry Department faculty as well as advanced trainees in psychiatry, psychology, social work, and psychiatric nursing.

The Child and Adolescent Clinic is currently conducting several research studies. Please click here for details.

There are four subspecialty clinics:

The Infant and Preschool Program

The Child Psychiatry Clinic

The Adolescent and Young Adult Clinic

The Child and Adolescent Anxiety Clinic

• Hyperactivity
• Distractibility
• Aggression
• Disruptive behaviors
• Autism spectrum disorders
• Developmental disorders
• Social interaction
• Sleep of appetite disturbance

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The Child Psychiatry Clinic
(ages 7-12)
Thursdays 1pm-5pm
 
Director: Tom Reichenbacher, M.D.
 
Specializes in behavior disorders and serves families with children with the following problems:

• Hyperactivity, inattention, and aggression
• Depression, mood swings and suicidal thoughts
• Anxiety problems
• Problems that impair progress in school
• Problems related to past or current traumatic events
• Problems that may be related to ongoing severe medical problems

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The Adolescent and Young Adult Clinic
(Ages 13-21)
Wednesdays 1pm-5pm
 
Director: Harinder S. Ghuman, M.D.
 
Specializes in mood and anxiety disorders and serves families with adolescents and young adults for problems with:

• Mood problems such as depression, mood swings and suicidal thoughts
• Sleep and appetite disturbances
• Behavior problems including hyperactivity, and aggression
• Problems with attention and concentration leading to academic difficulties in school, college and at work
• Anxiety, excessive fears, panic attacks
• Problems related to severe physical or emotional trauma

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The Child and Adolescent Anxiety Clinic
(Ages birth - 18)
Wednesdays 9am - 12pm

Directors: Joanna Katsanis, Ph.D. and Harinder S. Ghuman, M.D.

Specializes in anxiety disorders and serves families with infants, children, and adolescents with the following problems:

• Panic Disorder
• Separation Anxiety Disorder
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Tic Disorders
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Social Phobia
• Specific Phobia
• School Refusal

See online brochure (pdf format)                  

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