CREDENTIALS & BIOGRAPHY
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Biography Dr. Della Bella maintains a private practice in Montclair, New Jersey. He trained in New York City and has been practicing and teaching psychiatry since the mid-1990s. As a Clinical Assistant Professor at the NYU School of Medicine and supervisor at the NYU Child Study Center for 27 years, he trained post-graduate psychiatry fellows, and has been recognized as Teacher of Year. From the 1990s until 2013, Dr. Della Bella worked with patients and their family members at YAI/Premier HealthCare, a New York City based national model for integrated health care. He served as Premier's Chief of Psychiatry and Medical Director, leading the agency to recognition with the U.S. Surgeon General and the National Committee for Quality Assurance. He has been interviewed by the New York Times, NY1 News, CD101.9, and WCBS Radio, and his articles have appeared in the Big Apple Parent Magazine and the Autism Spectrum News. Dr. Della Bella has worked in cross-cultural psychiatric settings in New York City and New Zealand, has worked with LGBTQ teens at the Hetrick Martin Institute, and has provided services to many traditional and non-traditional families at all levels of care: outpatient, emergency, inpatient, and telemedicine services to rural Maine. He has consulted with the arts community at the Juilliard School and through NJPAC, with students at Montclair State University, and provided technical assistance to the State of New York, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the New York City Administration for Children's Services. Philosophy of Care Dr. Della Bella is highly experienced in providing comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and treatment planning in mood and anxiety disorders, ADHD, behavioral disorders, family and parenting concerns, autism, Fragile X, Tourettes, and other psychiatric and developmental issues. He welcomes a broad diversity of patients and families. All are welcome. His treatment approach is grounded in the scientific literature. He knows that successful collaboration with people and their families involves teaching, patience, and understanding the social and cultural context in which they live and work. He believes in the importance of family, community, and wellness education in successful treatment. He is a team player, and frequently collaborates with primary care doctors, medical specialists, and mental health colleagues in a team treatment approach. When appropriate, he uses medication to target underlying biological illness or serve as a bridge while more lasting growth and wellness come through psychotherapy, caregiver guidance, and the natural process of development. |