Dr. Alva founded PNS to provide the highest quality treatment in the field of Psychiatry. PNS shall serve as a model of exemplary mental health care for children, adolescents, adults and seniors.
Dr. Alva’s pioneering vision of PNS integrates the latest advances in psychoanalysis, psychology, scientific research, social and behavioral therapies, neurochemistry, and psychopharmacology for the purpose of treating mental illness.
PNS physicians will enhance the well-being of persons with mental and neuropsychiatric disorders through optimal clinical care, medical consults, geriatric and adult inpatient programs, partial hospitalization programs and outpatient services. PNS will treat people who suffer from a wide array of cognitive, behavioral and emotional disorders. PNS will strive to deliver the highest standards of mental health care to our patients.
Evidence shows one in every 20 Americans will be depressed in a given year and that depression will be the second leading cause of disability in the year 2015. Anxiety and depressive disorders create a tremendous social, and economic burden for families and businesses. It is a major public health problem in our society today. Dr. Alva and associates will be at the forefront of the most current research and treatment programs.
