## Child Psychiatry

At Boston Medical Center, comprehensive mental health assessment and treatment are provided to children and adolescents in an outpatient setting. The program specializes in the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents who have problems with:

- Persistently sad or irritable mood
- Many worries and fears
- Adjusting to stressful or traumatic events
- Controlling their attention or behavior
- Understanding their thinking
- Interpersonal relationships
- Learning or development
- Involvement in high-risk behaviors
- Transition to adulthood

In addition, the program also offers consultation to pediatric practitioners for inpatient, outpatient, and emergency settings and to schools, courts, and child-serving agencies.



  ### Psychiatry (Pediatrics)

- [Contact Us](#contact-us)
- [Conditions We Treat](#conditions-we-treat)
- [Treatments & Services](#treatments-services)
- [Our Team](#our-team)
 
   ## Contact Us

 [ 801 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA 02119   
7th Floor   
BMC, Crosstown Center ](https://maps.app.goo.gl/xHWq2RQhAjbdbTFd8) 

 [617.414.4561](tel:617.414.4561) 

Monday-Friday - 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

 

 

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  ## Conditions We Treat

### Conditions We Treat

- [Depressive Disorders in Children](/patient-care/conditions-we-treat/db/depressive-disorders-children)
- [Attention Disorders in Children](/patient-care/conditions-we-treat/db/attention-disorders-children)
- [Somatoform Disorders in Children](/patient-care/conditions-we-treat/db/somatoform-disorders-children)
- [Tic Disorders in Children](/patient-care/conditions-we-treat/db/tic-disorders-children)
 
 

 



  ## Treatments & Services

- Diagnostic evaluation
- Second opinions
- Comprehensive and focused psychological and neuropsychological testing
- Evidence-based treatments, including:  
    o Cognitive-behavioral therapy  
    o Trauma-focused therapy  
    o Dialectical behavioral therapy  
    o Narrative therapy  
    o Social-emotional skills training  
    o Parenting skills training  
    o Family therapy  
    o Group therapy  
    o Medication evaluation and management



  ## Our Team

 

 ###  [Paul G. Hammerness, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/paul-g-hammerness-md) 

 Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist; Executive Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/c2fc842b-498c-4e76-8b75-69f1d74ebcaf/Paul-Hammerness_267_2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Natalija Bogdanovic, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/natalija-bogdanovic-md) 

 Psychiatrist; Director of Outpatient Psychiatry 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/5edaa2dc-1e60-4f08-bdc5-817e0e48f611/Natalija-Bogdanovic-2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Alison M. Duncan, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/alison-m-duncan-md) 

 Psychiatrist; Director of Psychiatric Emergency Services 


 

   ![Placeholder image for doctor](/themes/custom/bmc_base_theme/assets/images/placeholders/headshoticon-v2.svg)  ###  [Laura J. Goldstein, PsyD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/laura-j-goldstein-psyd) 

 Child Psychologist 

 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/5fb25a17-420b-4326-9172-fa8377c79688/Goldstein-Laura?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Stephanie Kuntz, DO](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/stephanie-kuntz-do) 

 Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/594a3249-4665-4acb-b03d-7fc5f64bec54/Stephanie-Kuntz?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Lovern R Moseley, PhD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/lovern-r-moseley-phd) 

 Psychologist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/e79ad8c0-04ad-44ae-b6f7-f789df72a736/Moseley_Lovern_2-5x3-5?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Dana S. Rubin, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/dana-s-rubin-md) 

 Psychiatrist 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/1832f134-8a10-4b09-bd3b-46b814f914d9/Rubin-Dana?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Chidi A. Wamuo, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/chidi-wamuo-md) 

 Attending Psychiatrist (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) 


 

   ![Placeholder image for doctor](/themes/custom/bmc_base_theme/assets/images/placeholders/headshoticon-v2.svg)  ###  [Amy M. Yule, MD](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/amy-m-yule-md) 

 Psychiatrist 

 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/62f1b815-4ea1-4445-a654-affe55775b18/Amy-Yule_115_2x3?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Djemima Fleury, MSW, LICSW](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/djemima-fleury-msw-licsw) 

 Outpatient Clinical Social Worker, CBHC Youth and Adult Clinics 

 

   ![Placeholder image for doctor](/themes/custom/bmc_base_theme/assets/images/placeholders/headshoticon-v2.svg)  ###  [Ashley Jackson, LCSW](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/ashley-jackson-lcsw) 

 Outpatient Clinical Social Worker/Behavioral Health Technician 


 

    ![](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/b0827a1c-fdb1-4988-b0f4-35007d2e63f3/Ashley-Jackson?io=transform:fill,width:333,height:500&format=jpg)   ###  [Helena A. Rocha, MSW, LICSW](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/helena-rocha-licsw) 

 Outpatient Clinical Social Worker 

 

   ![Placeholder image for doctor](/themes/custom/bmc_base_theme/assets/images/placeholders/headshoticon-v2.svg)  

### Additional Team Members

- Michelle Prive, LICSW