About
Dr. Dimitry Francois is a psychiatrist in Brooklyn, New York, board certified in Addiction Medicine, Geriatric Psychiatry and Psychiatry. He practices at White Plains Medical Services, New York City Health and Hospitals and The New York and Presbyterian Hospital, and speaks English, French and Creole.
Dr. Francois treats a range of conditions including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, mood disorders, substance abuse and addiction, as well as cognitive issues such as memory problems and difficulty concentrating, and acute mental status changes including delirium and confusion. He also cares for patients with behavioral disorders, panic attacks and adjustment disorder. His treatment approaches include Psychological Therapy, Psychiatric Medication Management and Psychiatric/Mental Health Diagnostic Evaluation. As a full-time faculty member, he works as an Attending Psychiatrist on the Geriatric unit, where he teaches and supervises Geriatric Psychiatry Fellows, Psychiatry Residents and Medical Students. His areas of interest include depression in elderly patients, psychopharmacology and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Conditions Treated
- Acute mental status changes
- Adjustment disorder
- Behavior change
- Cognitive issues
- Confusion
- Dementia
- DMDD
- Mood disorder
- Panic attacks
- Personality disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Addiction
- Agitation
- Behavioral disorders
- Conduct disorder
- Delirium
- Difficulty concentrating
- Memory issues
- ODD
- Parkinson's disease
- Schizoaffective disorder
- Substance abuse/addiction
Specialized Treatments
- Psychiatric medication management
- Psychological therapy
- Psychiatric/mental health diagnostic evaluation
- Psychopharmacology