Eugene Child Psychiatrists

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 Eugene, OR has a population of approximately 191,096 people. There are 5 child psychiatrists near Eugene, which gives it a ratio of 1 child psychiatrist per 38,219 residents or a ratio of 1 child psychiatrist per 16,115 households. There are 80,574 households in Eugene.