EstherJDechantMD
Psychiatry • Belmont, MAChild & Adolescent Psychiatry
Instructor in Psychiatry, McLean Hospital
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Office
115 Mill St
# Mclean
Belmont, MA 02478Phone+1 617-855-3161
Summary
- Dr. Esther Dechant, MD is a board certified psychiatrist in Belmont, Massachusetts. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts and New York. She is affiliated with McLean Hospital and is an Instructor in Psychiatry at McLean Hospital.
Education & Training
Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2001 - 2003
Cambridge Health AllianceResidency, Psychiatry, 1998 - 2001
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellInternship, Transitional Year, 1997 - 1998
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1998 - 2026
MA State Medical License 1998 - 2025- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2010-2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- General Psychiatric Management for Adolescents With Borderline Personality Disorder and Eating Disorders.Marcos S Croci, Marcelo J A A Brañas, Kristin N Javaras, Esther Dechant, Julia Jurist
American Journal of Psychotherapy. 2024-07-31 - 7 citationsSequential therapy with recombinant human IGF-1 followed by risedronate increases spine bone mineral density in women with anorexia nervosa: A randomized, placebo-cont...Melanie S Haines, Allison Kimball, Erinne Meenaghan, Katherine N. Bachmann, Kate Santoso
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 2021-09-02 - 4 citationsThe Women's Recovery Group for Individuals with Co-occurring Substance Use and Eating Disorders: Feasibility and Satisfaction in a Residential Eating Disorders Program.Dawn E. Sugarman, Laurel E Meyer, Meghan E. Reilly, Brittany R. King, Esther Dechant
Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly. 2020-03-26
Press Mentions
Peeling an Onion in the Psychotherapy of Patients with Eating DisordersMay 27th, 2021
