DeborahWeisbrotMD

Psychiatry • Stony Brook, NY

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic

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Office
Putnam Hall-South Campus
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794
Phone+1 631-632-8850

Fax+1 631-632-8953
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Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1984 - 1986
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia)Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1986
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1984
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1980 - 1983
Greenwich HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1979 - 1980
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1984 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Newsday - Top Doctors on Long Island Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2004-2014
New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2003-2006, 2009

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Psychiatric Characteristics of Students Who Make Threats Toward Others at School.
Deborah M Weisbrot, Gabrielle A Carlson, Alan B Ettinger, Michael L Reed, Kristina M Fanning, Ryan C Bostic> ;Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2023 Jul 1
1 citations
When No Diagnosis "Fits": Diagnostically Homeless and Emotionally Dysregulated Children and Adolescents.
Deborah M. Weisbrot, Gabrielle A. Carlson> ;Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 2021 Apr 1
4 citations
Debate: Student mental health matters - the heightened need for school-based mental health in the era of COVID-19
Deborah M. Weisbrot, Erika Ryst> ;Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 2020 Nov 1
5 citations
"The Need to See and Respond": The Role of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in School Threat Assessment.
Deborah M. Weisbrot> ;Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2020 Jan 1
2 citations
Sibling-Controlled Study of Parental Bonding, Coping, and Urgent Health-Care Use in Families With Children With Nonepileptic Seizures
Brenda Bursch, Marcy Forgey, Natacha D. Emerson, Prabha Siddarth, Deborah M. Weisbrot, Richard J. Shaw, Julia Doss, Tatiana Falcone, Kyle Hinman, W. Curt LaFrance, Reb...> ;Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2018 Nov 1
25 citations
Risk factors for learning problems in youth with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures
Julia Doss, Rochelle Caplan, Prabha Siddarth, Brenda Bursch, Tatiana Falcone, Marcy Forgey, Kyle Hinman, W. Curt LaFrance, Rebecca Laptook, Richard J. Shaw, Deborah M....> ;Epilepsy & Behavior. 2017 May 1
20 citations
Risk factors for comorbid psychopathology in youth with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
Sigita Plioplys, Julia Doss, Prabha Siddarth, Brenda Bursch, Tatiana Falcone, Marcy Forgey, Kyle Hinman, W. Curt LaFrance, Rebecca Laptook, Richard J. Shaw, Deborah M....> ;Seizure. 2016 May 1
77 citations
A multisite controlled study of risk factors in pediatric psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
Sigita Plioplys, Julia Doss, Prabha Siddarth, Brenda Bursch, Tatiana Falcone, Marcy Forgey, Kyle Hinman, W. Curt LaFrance, Rebecca Laptook, Richard J. Shaw, Deborah M....> ;Epilepsia. 2014 Nov 1
Review of brain on fire: my month of madness by susannah cahalan.
Weisbrot, D. M.,Ettinger, A. B.> ;J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2014 Jun 20
34 citations
Psychiatric diagnoses and cognitive impairment in pediatric multiple sclerosis
Deborah M. Weisbrot, Leigh Charvet, Dana Serafin, Maria Milazzo, Thomas Preston, Rebecca Cleary, Tiffany Moadel, Michelle Seibert, Anita Belman, Lauren B. Krupp> ;Multiple Sclerosis. 2014 Apr 1
19 citations
Psychiatric comorbidity in pediatric patients with demyelinating disorders.
Deborah M. Weisbrot, Alan B. Ettinger, Kenneth D. Gadow, Anita Belman, William S. MacAllister, Maria Milazzo, Michael L. Reed, Daniel Serrano, Lauren B. Krupp> ;Journal of Child Neurology. 2010 Feb 1
27 citations
Pediatric psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: a study of assessment tools.
Jay A. Salpekar, Sigita Plioplys, Prabha Siddarth, Brenda Bursch, Richard J. Shaw, Miya R. Asato, W. Curt LaFrance, Deborah M. Weisbrot, David W. Dunn, Joan K. Austin,...> ;Epilepsy & Behavior. 2010 Jan 1
5 citations
Prelude to a school shooting? Assessing threatening behaviors in childhood and adolescence.
Deborah M. Weisbrot> ;Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2008 Aug 1
138 citations
The presentation of anxiety in children with pervasive developmental disorders.
Deborah M. Weisbrot, Kenneth D. Gadow, Carla J. DeVincent, John Pomeroy> ;Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2005 Aug 10
166 citations
Cognitive functioning in children and adolescents with multiple sclerosis.
William S. MacAllister, Anita Belman, Maria Milazzo, Deborah M. Weisbrot, Christopher Christodoulou, William F. Scherl, Thomas Preston, C. Cianciulli, Lauren B. Krupp> ;Neurology. 2005 Apr 26
12 citations
Aggression and violence in mood disorders.
Deborah M. Weisbrot, Alan B. Ettinger> ;Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 2002 Jul 1
48 citations
Predictive Factors for Outcome of Nonepileptic Seizures After Diagnosis
Alan B. Ettinger, Aliasgar Dhoon, Deborah M. Weisbrot, Orrin Devinsky> ;The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 1999 Nov 1
38 citations
Headaches and other pain symptoms among patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures
Alan B. Ettinger, Orrin Devinsky, Deborah M. Weisbrot, Amit Goyal, Shivaramaiah Shashikumar> ;Seizure. 1999 Oct 1
125 citations
A Comprehensive Profile of Clinical, Psychiatric, and Psychosocial Characteristics of Patients with Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures
Alan B. Ettinger, Orrin Devinsky, Deborah M. Weisbrot, Ravindra K. Ramakrishna, Amit Goyal> ;Epilepsia. 1999 Sep 1
20 citations
Postictal symptoms help distinguish patients with epileptic seizures from those with non-epileptic seizures.
Alan B. Ettinger, Deborah M. Weisbrot, Edith E. Nolan, Orrin Devinsky> ;Seizure. 1999 May 1
49 citations
Positive and negative psychotropic effects of lamotrigine in patients with epilepsy and mental retardation.
Alan B. Ettinger, Deborah M. Weisbrot, Jennifer Saracco, Aliasgar Dhoon, Andres M. Kanner, Orrin Devinsky> ;Epilepsia. 1998 Aug 1
207 citations
Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety in Pediatric Epilepsy Patients
Alan B. Ettinger, Deborah M. Weisbrot, Edith E. Nolan, Kenneth D. Gadow, Susan A. Vitale, Mary R. Andriola, Nicholas J. Lenn, Gerald P. Novak, Bruce P. Hermann> ;Epilepsia. 1998 Jun 1
9 citations
Felbamate-induced headache.
Alan B. Ettinger, Lina Jandorf, Ajay Berdia, Mary R. Andriola, Lauren B. Krupp, Deborah M. Weisbrot> ;Epilepsia. 1996 May 1
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Press Mentions

Why Are Most Mass Shootings Perpetrated by Men?August 15th, 2019
18 MD's FROM SBUMC INCLUDED IN NEW YORK MAGAZINE'S TOP DOCTORS ISSUEJune 17th, 2009
PsychiatryOnline | Psychiatric News | News ArticleFebruary 10th, 2016

Hospital Affiliations

Stony Brook University HospitalStony Brook, New York