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Dr. Jennifer Downey identified specializing in PsychiatryPsychiatry
A psychiatrist specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, addictive, and emotional disorders such as schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance-related disorders, sexual and gender identity disorders, and adjustment disorders. The psychiatrist is able to understand the biologic, psychologic, and social components of illness, and therefore is uniquely prepared to treat the whole person. A psychiatrist is qualified to order diagnostic laboratory tests and to prescribe medications, evaluate and treat psychologic and interpersonal problems, and to intervene with families who are coping with stress, crises, and other problems in living..

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Hospital Affiliations

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Dr. Downey is affiliated with 1 hospital:

New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
525 Eat 68th St
New York, NY

License

Dr. Jennifer Downey has been confirmed to have a license in New York.

Education

Dr. Downey attended medical school at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and graduated in 1976 having 36 years experience.

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Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. Jennifer Downey MD as:

• Jennifer I Downey
• J Downey

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