About Dr. Joy
Dr. Joy's treatment approach is patient-centered, culturally sensitive, and psychodynamically informed. She highly values collaboration with her patients' family members, in addition to other medical and mental health professionals, in support of comprehensive, individualized care.
Biography
Dr. Christine Joy is a board-certified adult and geriatric psychiatrist. She earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences from Rice University and completed her medical school, psychiatry residency, and geriatric psychiatry fellowship at UT Health San Antonio.
During her training and early career, Dr. Joy has worked across a variety of settings, caring for a range of patients and their families. She has conducted clinical research related to Alzheimer's disease and treated older adults with cognitive impairment, depression, and behavioral disturbances of dementia with UT Medicine and the Glen Biggs Institute for Dementia and Neurodegenerative Diseases. She has also served as a staff psychiatrist for the South Texas Veterans' Health Care System, providing holistic, outpatient care to veterans with post-traumatic stress, mood, thought, substance use, and complex pain disorders.
Education & Training
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Rice University
- B.A., Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
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UT Health San Antonio
- Doctor of Medicine
- Psychiatry Residency
- Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship
