Top Child Psychiatrists in Kansas City, KS

Vinay P Saranga, MD
Marillac Center
8000 W 127th St
Overland Park, KS 66213
  • Psychiatry
  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • 5 years experience
  • Board certified
John M Wubbenhorst, DO
Rainbow Mental Health
2205 W 36th Ave
Kansas City, KS 66103
  • Psychiatry
  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • 10 years experience
  • Board certified
Francis X Barth, DO
University of Kansas
3901 Rainbow Blvd
Stop 4017
Kansas City, KS 66103
  • Psychiatry
  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • 15 years experience
  • Board certified
Jessica A Hellings, MD, MBBS

Jessica A Hellings, MD, MBBS

  • Currently 4 of 4 stars
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University Of Kansas Hospital
3901 Rainbow Blvd
Stop 4015
Kansas City, KS 66103
  • Psychiatry
  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • 31 years experience
  • Rated 4 stars by patients
  • Completed fellowship
Elizabeth A Garwood, MD
Pathways Comm Behavioral Hlth. Inc.
1800 Community
Clinton, MO 64735
  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • 7 years experience
The Univ. of Ks Med Ctr
3901 Rainbow Blvd
Kansas City, KS 66103
  • Psychiatry
  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • 10 years experience
  • Board certified
  • Completed fellowship
Sharon E Cain, MD
Ku
3901 Rainbow Blvd
Stop 4015
Kansas City, KS 66103
  • Psychiatry
  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • 26 years experience
  • Board certified
What are Child Psychiatry Doctors?

A pediatric/adolescent psychiatrist is a doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating mental and emotional conditions in young children and adolescents.

These specialists study psychopathological disorders and their causes in order to prevent and identify them in their patients. These disorders may be caused by biological, psychosocial, genetic, demographic, or environmental factors, a patient's history, or any combination of these factors.

Pediatric/adolescent psychiatrists treat patients through a variety of interventions including medical treatment, behavior therapy, cognitive-behavior therapy, problem solving techniques, family therapy, parent training, psychodynamic therapy, and consultation with the patient's primary care physician or school professionals.

The area of Kansas City, KS has a population of approximately 150,224 people. There are 7 child psychiatrists near Kansas City, which gives it a ratio of 1 child psychiatrist per 21,461 residents or a ratio of 1 child psychiatrist per 7,941 households. There are 55,588 households in Kansas City.