Yann Poncin, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Yale Child Study Center

Research Interests

Dr. Poncin is medical director of the Child Psychiatric Consultation Service to the Pediatric Emergency Department and Child Psychiatry on Pediatrics for Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital. He also serves as medical director for the In-Home Child & Adolescent Reintegration Service (IICARS), Intensive In-Home Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Service (IICAPS), and Intensive Family Preservation (IFP) all part of the Child Study Center's In-Home Clinical Service (IHCS). Recently, in collaboration with the Diabetes Clinic at Yale, the IHCS initiated a pilot program of in-home mental health treatment for pediatric patients non-adherent with their diabetes care and at risk for significant morbidity or mortality. Dr. Poncin is also a consultation-liaison attending on the pediatric medical floors and has served as an attending on the Children's Psychiatric Inpatient Service. Other activities include school-based consultations for the New Haven Board of Education and psychopharmacological research. Dr. Poncin views the developmental course of children and adults as shaped by the interactions over time of biological vulnerability, individual psychology, family function, and environment. His interests are in the care of individuals and their families who present with complex psychosocial distress across multiple domains.

Recent Publications

• Poncin Y.B., Sukhodolsky D., Scahill, L.S. Drug Treatment. In Rothenberger A, Roessner V, Banaschewski T, Leckman, J, Editors. Co-existence of tic disorders and ADHD-recent advances. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. [Suppl 1] 16:78-88, 2007.
• Rao G., Poncin Y.B., Heydrich-Gonzales, J. Epilepsy. In Martin, A. & Volkmar F., editors. Lewis's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Textbook, 4th edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007, pp 958-980.
• Poncin Y.B., Scahill, L.S. Stimulants and non-stimulants in the treatment of inattention and hyperactivity in autism. In Hollander E. & Anagnostou E., editors. Clinical manual for the treatment of autism. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., Washington, DC, 2007, pp 131-152.
• Poncin Y.B. Comprehensive Review for Psychiatry Boards. Tampi R, editor. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Washington, DC, 2008.
• Poncin, Y.B. & Geyser B. Creation of a Virtual Crisis Intervention Unit to Reduce Emergency Department Overcrowding. Blue ribbon poster presentation at National Association of Children's Hospital's and Related Institutions, 2008.
• Poncin Y.B. & Woolston J. Wraparound Services, Systems of Care. In Dulcan M, editor. American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 4th ed., Washington, DC (In preparation).
• Poncin Y.B., Westphal A., Scahill L.S. Miscellaneous Psychopharmacological Agents. In Dulcan M, editor. American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 4th ed., Washington, DC, (In preparation).
• Poncin Y.B., Thomas, P.K. Lewis's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Review: 1400 Questions to Help You Pass the Boards. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA (In preparation).

Contact

Campus Address
Child Study Center
230 South Frontage Road
New Haven, CT 06520

Office Address

E-mail
yann.poncin@yale.edu

Office Phone
785-3413