Childen's Hospital Boston  300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 355-6000
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Clinical Services:
Pediatric Psychiatry Inpatient Consultation Service
Image The Pediatric Psychiatry Inpatient Consultation Service at Children's Hospital Boston provides specialized psychological services for children and families facing challenges related to medical illness and hospitalization.

Because hospitalization, illness and medical procedures can be stressful to patients and their families, we provide parent consultation and short term therapy for children in the hospital and/or family members.

Our goals are to minimize stressful experiences, promote healthy coping and help children and their families return to their prior state of emotional wellbeing.

In the Spotlight
Image Helping Your Child With Medical Experiences:
A Practical Parent Guide (pdf)

The Department of Psychiatry has created this guide to prepare parents for their child's hospitalization.
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Related topics:
Adjustment Disorders
Coping Emotionally
Coping with Frightening Events
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When are psychologists and psychiatrists available for consultation?

Monday through Friday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

A psychiatrist is on-call after these hours and on weekends.

Setting up a consultation
All requests for inpatient psychiatric consultations are made through your medical attending physician while your child is receiving inpatient care.
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