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Dr. Ziv Cohen
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525 East 68th St Starr 607 New York NY, 10065About
Ziv E. Cohen, MD, is a board certified psychiatrist on the faculty of Cornell and Columbia Universities, and is on staff at New York Presbyterian Hospital.
Dr. Cohen's private practice near Columbus Circle offers comprehensive, cutting edge treatment for mood and anxiety disorders. In addition to psychopharmacology and psychotherapy, Dr. Cohen offers Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, a non-invasive, medication free alternative treatment for depression. He also offers Ketamine, a cutting edge psycho-pharmacological approach to treating depression.
Dr. Cohen has served as a hospital psychiatrist and in the emergency room. He has has extensive experience treating a range of areas such as attentional problems, trauma, substance use/addiction, relationship problems, and career goals. Dr. Cohen is a skilled psychotherapist and psycho-pharmacologist. Dr. Cohen has served as a military psychiatrist, treating soldiers and officers facing trauma and stress. He brings his military experience to helping individuals facing trauma and stress in a wide range of areas.
Dr. Cohen treats addictions, and is authorized to prescribe suboxone (buprenorphine) for opioid dependence.
He is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and a member of the New York Academy of Medicine. He is President of the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry and sees patients thirteen and older.
Education and Training
Goucher College BA 1999
ALbert Einstein College of Med MD 2003
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Addiction Psychiatry (Psychiatry and Neurology)
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (Psychiatry and Neurology)
Forensic Psychiatry (Psychiatry and Neurology)
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Dr. Ziv Cohen's Expert Contributions
How likely is it to develop tolerance to Effexor?
Hello, Although the exact mechanism by which it occurs is not well understood, it appears that it is possible to develop tolerance to any antidepressant. Tolerance is by no means inevitable: however, for some patients, after taking medication for an extended period of time (more than a year), the medication becomes less effective. I cannot give you any specific medical advice. I can say that for a patient who has been taking an antidepressant for less than a year, the usual next step is to increase the dose to achieve greater efficacy. It is not necessarily tolerance when the medication becomes ineffective in less than a year. READ MORE
How common are anxiety disorders in elderly patients?
Anxiety disorders are quite common across the lifespan: children, adults, and the elderly: approximately 20% of the adult population has anxiety disorder symptoms at any one time. Lifetime prevalence is estimated to be higher, at about 30%, i.e. 1 in 3 adults will at some point develop an anxiety disorder. In addition, anxiety is a core symptom of dementia. Patients with dementia may present with anxiety as their main complaint, before anyone is aware they are showing signs of dementia. Unfortunately, anxiety in dementia can be challenging to treat. However, there are medications that can be helpful. I recommend having her evaluated by a psychiatrist. READ MORE
Do support programs have a lot of success?
Although I cannot give any medical advice for your son’s situation since he is not my patient, I can answer your question with some general points. Substance use issues can be effectively treated with outpatient treatment. In general, outpatient rehab treatment will involve specialized substance abuse group counseling as well as individual counseling. The individual is often encouraged to go to AA or NA as well. For milder substance abuse issues, sometimes AA/NA are sufficient. However, in general, more severe substance use issues would greatly benefit from involvement of mental health professional in an outpatient rehab. Inpatient rehab is always an option too if the individual is totally unable to engage in treatment while still living in the home setting. Ziv E. Cohen, M.D., F.A.P.A. READ MORE
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Clinical Assistant Professor Weill Cornell Medical College 2010 - 2019
- Adjunct Assistant Professor Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons 2017 - 2019
- Medical Staff New York Presbyterian Hospital 2008 - 2019
Awards
- Schoenfeld Award 2016 American Society of Adolescent Psychiatry
Professional Memberships
- Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
- Member, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
- Member, American Medical Association
- Member, American Academy of Forensic Sciences
- Fellow, New York Academy of Medicine
Areas of research
Forensic Psychiatry
Dr. Ziv Cohen's Practice location
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell
525 East 68th St Starr 607 -New York, NY 10065Get Direction
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Get to know Psychiatrist Dr. Ziv E. Cohen, who serves patients in New York, New York.
Dr. Cohen is a board-certified psychiatrist who is experienced in working with patients on areas such as trauma, depression, anxiety, ADHD, as well as work, relationships, and identity. He is the Founder of Principium Psychiatry in New York, New York, which specializes in the comprehensive treatment of mood and anxiety disorders.
With experience in psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, and forensic psychiatry, Dr. Cohen has worked on cases involving competency to stand trial, dangerousness, suicide, psychiatric standard of care, addiction, and state of mind at the time of an offense. He brings his expertise in psychiatry and wide-ranging clinical experience to a broad range of forensic psychiatric issues.
Professionally, he serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University and remains on staff at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. In addition, he served as a military psychiatrist, where he specialized in treating soldiers suffering from the after-effects of stress and trauma. He takes this wide-ranging experience to his practice in midtown Manhattan adjacent to Carnegie Hall and Columbus Circle.
On the subject of his educational background, Dr. Cohen obtained his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. He completed his residency in psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian Hospital, also in New York. Thereafter, he completed research and clinical fellowships in forensic psychiatry at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
In addition to being a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the doctor is a member of the New York Academy of Medicine and President of the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry.
Moreover, he is board-certified in psychiatry and forensic psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). The ABPN is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to promoting high-quality patient care for the public through the initial and continuing certification of psychiatrists and neurologists.
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behavior, cognition, and perceptions. Psychiatrists evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. They conduct thorough psychiatric evaluations, develop treatment plans, prescribe medication, and evaluate treatment results.
Knowledgeable in civil and criminal medical-legal work, Dr. Cohen has written about suicide, dangerousness, firearms, as well as science and culture. He has presented his work on PTSD, military psychiatry, and veterans issues. His research interests focus on the area of psychiatry and the law.
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