Dr. Claire M Cohen M.D.

Media Releases

Get to know Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Dr. Claire M. Cohen, who serves patients in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Cohen is a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist, who provides expert diagnosis and treatment for a wide array of conditions, including adjustment disorder, major depressive disorder, psychiatric diseases, and schizophrenia. She can be found on staff at Associates in Behavioral Health Care located in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Associates in Behavioral Health Care has been a part of the South Hills area for over 15 years. The caring team is made up of a psychiatrist, clinical psychologists, and masters-level therapists, who work together to provide services for patients at all stages in their life’s journey. 

Additionally, Dr. Cohen is affiliated with Southwood Psychiatric Hospital, a specialized inpatient hospital for mental health and co-occurring addiction in Pittsburg. Southwood Psychiatric Hospital is dedicated to providing quality health, education, and assisted living services to troubled teens and adolescents. 

Her acclaimed career in medicine began in 1980 when she graduated with her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She then went on to complete her internship and residency at the University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, followed by her fellowship at the UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital in Pittsburg.

Before long, she became board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 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. Child and adolescent psychiatry, also known as pediatric psychiatry, is a branch of psychiatry that focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders in children, adolescents, and their families. A child and adolescent psychiatrist, like Dr. Cohen, is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of thinking, feeling, as well as behavior affecting children, adolescents, and their families.

Recommended Articles

• What Behaviors Indicate Binge Eating Disorder?

  Knowing the warning signs of an eating disorder is important, since the early detection of an existing or developing eating disorder will give a sufferer the help he or she needs sooner. Detecting the warning signs may not always be easy. When someone has an eating disorder, they usually feel...

• Recognizing Anxiety Disorders In Children

  It’s sometimes difficult to understand your kids and their behavior. One moment they are happy and the next moment, they seem sad or irritated. Well, this kind of innocent behavior in children can be considered normal under certain conditions, but not always. For example, anxiety is useful and...

• Learning About the Beck Depression Inventory

  Depression and AnxietyDepression and anxiety are disorders that are different from each other, but people suffering from depression often have symptoms that closely resemble those of anxiety. The disorder, in fact, starts out as anxiety, and if not treated at the right time with the right diagnosis,...

• Depression Medications and Their Side Effects

  Regardless of the importance of non-medical treatment options for depression like talk therapy and physical exercise, none of them can be as quick and effective as medication. The primary form of medication for depression is antidepressants which help boost brain activity and alleviate depression...

• Choosing the Right Education for Your Autistic Child

  Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can cause issues in crucial areas of development, such as social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication, creative and imaginative play, and sensory processing.Children with ASD may have difficulty understanding and communicating their needs and wants to...

• What Is Disorganized Schizophrenia?

  Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder involving a breakdown that drastically affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. The disorder has five subtypes, one of which is disorganized schizophrenia. Its very name implies the typical and predominant characteristics by which it is identified:...