Weill Cornell Medicine Psychiatry is participating in an awareness campaign to honor Suicide Prevention Month. To learn more about how to spread awareness or provide support to someone that may be considering suicide, we invite you to explore our resources, follow us on social media and attend our suicide prevention month events.
The Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists at Weill Cornell Medicine have collaborated to create a back-to-school guide for parents and students of all ages. Our physicians believe parents can set their families up for success by encouraging their children to overcome obstacles and finding new ways to support each other. Click the links below to view the back-to-school guides by grade.
John F. Clarkin, Ph.D., has been appointed Director of the Personality Disorders Institute (PDI). This appointment has been occasioned by the transition of Dr. Otto Kernberg, founding Director of the PDI to emeritus professor. The appointment of Dr. Clarkin, a national leader in the phenomenology and treatment of personality disorders, as the Director will ensure continuity in the mission and productivity of the PDI.
Jonathan Avery, M.D. has been appointed the Stephen P. Tobin and Dr. Arnold M. Cooper Associate Professor in Consultation Liaison Psychiatry and Vice Chair for Addiction Psychiatry. As Vice Chair, Dr. Avery joins the department’s Steering Committee and continues his important work to advance treatment, educate and train clinicians across disciplines, and engage in innovative research.
Given recent tragedies in the news, our communities have been under a great deal of stress. The Weill Cornell Medicine community grieves the loss of those in St. Louis, Missouri, Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York. We understand the ramifications this tragedy has on our mental health and the mental health of our children.
In commemoration of the Juneteenth holiday of emancipation from slavery, Weill Cornell Medicine's Department of Psychiatry is sponsored a Roundtable on June 19, 2021 with Dr. Kimberly Gordon-Achebe, child and adolescent psychiatrist, University of Maryland; Reverend Frederick Streets, Yale Divinity School; and Dr. Elfred Anthony Pinkard, President, Wilberforce University.
You’re fully vaccinated, New York is reopening, and life is getting back to normal. So, why are you anxious? Instead of joy, you feel overwhelmed, stressed, and can’t stop asking yourself: How should I behave around others? Should I continue to physically distance? Should I shake a stranger’s hand? Do I even want to?
Dr. Kathryn L. Bleiberg, Ph.D.
Associate Attending Psychologist - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Associate Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
Join us in honoring the growth, challenges and accomplishments of the Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Psychiatry over the past year.
