Hello, I’m Dr. Steve Weisblatt. Thank you for visiting my web site.
People are concerned about the qualifications of their doctors – and they should be. Allow me to tell you a little about my qualifications.
I have more than twenty years of experience providing high quality, state-of-the art, mental health services to individuals of all ages. I am currently on the psychiatry teaching faculty of S.U.N.Y. Downstate Medical Center as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and previously served on the faculty of Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In addition to teaching extensively in the U.S., Canada and Europe, I’ve authored and co-authored chapters in books and several articles in medical journals. For more information, please click Experience.
What I excel at and enjoy most is helping people feel better. My treatment philosophy is to offer careful, individualized assessment, treatment and follow-up care to individuals of all ages, including children, adolescents, adults and seniors.
My area of specialization is in accurately recognizing if a person does or does not have an imbalance of brain chemistry that is interfering with their mental health. I accomplish this by taking the time, working closely with the individual (and their support system), to make an accurate diagnosis and put an effective treatment plan in place.
Many individuals get “treatment” that either covers-up the problem or only results in a decrease in symptoms. This is just not enough. It is understood by experts that it is critical that chemical imbalances be treated actively and to remission (complete absence of symptoms). Any chemical imbalance that remains untreated both increases the likelihood of future recurrence and impacts negatively on one’s own quality of life and on the lives of those who we live and work with. By treating to remission and providing ongoing monitoring and follow-up we can hopefully keep the problem in permanent remission – so that life can be lived undisturbed by it.
My goal is to provide the best psychiatric care available. For more information about the process of diagnosis and treatment, please click Services.
Symptoms that are assessed include:
- sleep difficulties
- depressed mood
- decreased energy
- decreased interests
- increased anxiety or worrying
- panic attacks
- mood swings
- irritability or easy excitability
- hyperactivity
- difficulty concentrating
- racing thoughts
- obsessive thinking
- compulsive behaviors
- Depression
- ADHD
- Anxiety Disorders
- Bipolar disorders
- Bipolar Spectrum Mood Disorders
- Post-traumatic disorder
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
- Substance Abuse Disorders
- Schizophrenia
- 1 out of 3 people worldwide suffer from a chemical imbalance at some point in their lives…
- Of that group, in the U.S., only about 50% of those people will seek professional help…
- Of this smaller group of those who do seek help, only 50% will receive appropriate diagnosis and treatment…
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