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Psychiatrist, MD Verified
Verified
Pacific Heights
San Francisco, CA 94115
The process of healing is a collaborative effort. Your role is to share with me your concerns and what issues interfere with your or your child's daily life. Whether it be depression, anxiety or another mental heath topic, accurate identification and intervention is our goal. I offer you my expert training and experience to thoroughly assess and recommend the best course of treatment to consider. Working together we will navigate through the healing process for you to find a happy and satisfying quality of life.
Suicidal Ideation
(415) 689-5616
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Pacific Heights
San Francisco, CA 94115
Suicidal Ideation
The process of healing is a collaborative effort. Your role is to share with me your concerns and what issues interfere with your or your child's daily life. Whether it be depression, anxiety or another mental heath topic, accurate identification and intervention is our goal. I offer you my expert training and experience to thoroughly assess and recommend the best course of treatment to consider. Working together we will navigate through the healing process for you to find a happy and satisfying quality of life.
(415) 689-5616
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Psychiatrist, MD Verified
Verified
Pacific Heights
San Francisco, CA 94109
Dr. Wyman is a licensed physician. She strives to understand her patients beyond their symptoms or diagnoses, to understand them as whole people with unique values, beliefs and hopes. Her clinical interests include complex and developmental trauma, adult ADHD, and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. She treats patients with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, adult ADHD, and other common and complex conditions.
Suicidal Ideation
(628) 228-6252
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Pacific Heights
San Francisco, CA 94109
Suicidal Ideation
Dr. Wyman is a licensed physician. She strives to understand her patients beyond their symptoms or diagnoses, to understand them as whole people with unique values, beliefs and hopes. Her clinical interests include complex and developmental trauma, adult ADHD, and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. She treats patients with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, adult ADHD, and other common and complex conditions.
(628) 228-6252
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Sandra Hah
Psychiatrist, MD Verified
Verified
Los Angeles, CA
Are you struggling to balance your physical and mental health? Are things becoming unmanageable? Is your time limited? Then welcome to WellPsyche! WellPsyche Medical Group provides experts in the field of Adult and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry. Our practice offers the latest in psychiatry including Telemedicine! Now you can visit with your psychiatrist from the privacy and convenience of your home or work. Our providers take a Conservative and Effective approach to medication management and can help you balance your life. Dr. Hah is triple board certified in child and adolescent, adult, and forensic psychiatry.
Suicidal Ideation
(424) 396-0863
Verified
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Los Angeles, CA
Suicidal Ideation
Are you struggling to balance your physical and mental health? Are things becoming unmanageable? Is your time limited? Then welcome to WellPsyche! WellPsyche Medical Group provides experts in the field of Adult and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry. Our practice offers the latest in psychiatry including Telemedicine! Now you can visit with your psychiatrist from the privacy and convenience of your home or work. Our providers take a Conservative and Effective approach to medication management and can help you balance your life. Dr. Hah is triple board certified in child and adolescent, adult, and forensic psychiatry.
(424) 396-0863
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Samer Mahdi Kamal
Psychiatrist, MD, ABPN Verified
Verified
Beverly Hills, CA
"The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love, and to be greater than our suffering." - Ben Okri Dr. Samer Kamal is a highly respected, licensed psychiatrist specializing in ADHD, PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Panic Disorders in Beverly Hills and the Los Angeles area, and Palm Springs, California. Dr. Kamal completed his MD at Loma Linda University, followed by a residency at New York Medical College. Dr. Kamal is passionate about life and people whose goal is to heal the mind and make a real difference in his patients lives.
Suicidal Ideation
(424) 363-5409
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Beverly Hills, CA
Suicidal Ideation
"The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love, and to be greater than our suffering." - Ben Okri Dr. Samer Kamal is a highly respected, licensed psychiatrist specializing in ADHD, PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Panic Disorders in Beverly Hills and the Los Angeles area, and Palm Springs, California. Dr. Kamal completed his MD at Loma Linda University, followed by a residency at New York Medical College. Dr. Kamal is passionate about life and people whose goal is to heal the mind and make a real difference in his patients lives.
(424) 363-5409
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Alicia Bulin
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP Verified
Verified
Long Beach, CA
Pacific Mind Health approaches mental health using a variety of evidence-based treatments including medication, psychotherapy, telemedicine, ketamine infusions, and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). We are excited to offer Theta Burst Stimulation (TBS) - a revolutionary 3-minute procedure with equal or better efficacy to standard 40+ minute TMS protocols. We provide a thorough diagnostic evaluation to create a personalized treatment plan that will help guide you towards wellness. Treating mental health in a modern society requires compassion, flexibility, and innovation.
Suicidal Ideation
(844) 844-1525
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Long Beach, CA
Suicidal Ideation
Pacific Mind Health approaches mental health using a variety of evidence-based treatments including medication, psychotherapy, telemedicine, ketamine infusions, and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). We are excited to offer Theta Burst Stimulation (TBS) - a revolutionary 3-minute procedure with equal or better efficacy to standard 40+ minute TMS protocols. We provide a thorough diagnostic evaluation to create a personalized treatment plan that will help guide you towards wellness. Treating mental health in a modern society requires compassion, flexibility, and innovation.
(844) 844-1525
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WellPsyche Medical Group
Psychiatrist, MD Verified
Verified
Carlsbad, CA
Are you struggling to balance your physical and mental health? Are things becoming unmanageable? Is your time limited? Then welcome to WellPsyche! WellPsyche Medical Group provides experts in the field of Adult and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry. Our practice offers the latest in psychiatry including Telemedicine! Now you can visit with your psychiatrist from the privacy and convenience of your home or work. Our providers take a Conservative and Effective approach to medication management and can help you balance your life.
Suicidal Ideation
(424) 361-1958
Verified
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Carlsbad, CA
Suicidal Ideation
Are you struggling to balance your physical and mental health? Are things becoming unmanageable? Is your time limited? Then welcome to WellPsyche! WellPsyche Medical Group provides experts in the field of Adult and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry. Our practice offers the latest in psychiatry including Telemedicine! Now you can visit with your psychiatrist from the privacy and convenience of your home or work. Our providers take a Conservative and Effective approach to medication management and can help you balance your life.
(424) 361-1958
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Shervin Parvizi Ravan
Psychiatrist, MD Verified
Verified
Los Angeles, CA
I am a Columbia University trained and affiliated (Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry) psychiatrist and psychotherapist and the Medical Director of Greene Clinic. My treatment model combines evidence based psychotherapies, medications, nutrition and complementary/alternative interventions with the goal of providing comprehensive, well rounded, and individually focused care. Psychotherapy is central to my work and I utilize a variety of modalities including interpersonal psychoanalysis, psychodynamic psychotherapy, mindfulness, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). My approach is collaborative and non-authoritarian.
Suicidal Ideation
(347) 514-9562
Verified
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Los Angeles, CA
Suicidal Ideation
I am a Columbia University trained and affiliated (Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry) psychiatrist and psychotherapist and the Medical Director of Greene Clinic. My treatment model combines evidence based psychotherapies, medications, nutrition and complementary/alternative interventions with the goal of providing comprehensive, well rounded, and individually focused care. Psychotherapy is central to my work and I utilize a variety of modalities including interpersonal psychoanalysis, psychodynamic psychotherapy, mindfulness, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). My approach is collaborative and non-authoritarian.
(347) 514-9562
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Julie Thomas
Psychiatrist, MD Verified
Verified
West Hollywood, CA
Are you struggling to balance your physical and mental health? Are things becoming unmanageable? Is your time limited? Then welcome to WellPsyche! WellPsyche Medical Group provides experts in the field of Adult and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry. Our practice offers the latest in psychiatry including Telemedicine! Now you can visit with your psychiatrist from the privacy and convenience of your home or work. Our providers take a Conservative and Effective approach to medication management and can help you balance your life.
Suicidal Ideation
(424) 360-1460
Verified
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West Hollywood, CA
Suicidal Ideation
Are you struggling to balance your physical and mental health? Are things becoming unmanageable? Is your time limited? Then welcome to WellPsyche! WellPsyche Medical Group provides experts in the field of Adult and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry. Our practice offers the latest in psychiatry including Telemedicine! Now you can visit with your psychiatrist from the privacy and convenience of your home or work. Our providers take a Conservative and Effective approach to medication management and can help you balance your life.
(424) 360-1460
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Jordan David
Psychiatrist, MD Verified
Verified
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. David is board-certified psychiatrist who practices in the CalPsychiatry Downtown Los Angeles Historic Core office, and uses a secure and private video communication platform for telepsychiatry visits. He offers same-week, evening and weekend appointments. He specializes in treating college students and young professionals whose mood, anxiety, or inattention are interfering with their personal, professional, or academic success.
Suicidal Ideation
(310) 935-0754
Verified
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Los Angeles, CA
Suicidal Ideation
Dr. David is board-certified psychiatrist who practices in the CalPsychiatry Downtown Los Angeles Historic Core office, and uses a secure and private video communication platform for telepsychiatry visits. He offers same-week, evening and weekend appointments. He specializes in treating college students and young professionals whose mood, anxiety, or inattention are interfering with their personal, professional, or academic success.
(310) 935-0754
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Erika Pizarro
Psychiatrist, MD Verified
Verified
San Francisco, CA
Erika Pizarro, M.D. is a board certified adult psychiatrist. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at the University of the Philippines and attended medical school at the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines. Dr. Pizarro completed her general psychiatry residency in Philadelphia, PA at the Albert Einstein Medical Center. She practices a holistic approach to providing care to individuals from distinctive backgrounds. Her special interests include mood disorders, genetics, and gene testing. In her free time, she enjoys reading, running, and exploring the outdoors on her bike.
Suicidal Ideation
(844) 334-2563
Verified
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San Francisco, CA
Suicidal Ideation
Erika Pizarro, M.D. is a board certified adult psychiatrist. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at the University of the Philippines and attended medical school at the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines. Dr. Pizarro completed her general psychiatry residency in Philadelphia, PA at the Albert Einstein Medical Center. She practices a holistic approach to providing care to individuals from distinctive backgrounds. Her special interests include mood disorders, genetics, and gene testing. In her free time, she enjoys reading, running, and exploring the outdoors on her bike.
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Josephine McNary
Psychiatrist, MD Verified
Verified
Santa Monica, CA
I am a board-certified general psychiatrist with offices in Santa Monica, Downtown Los Angeles, Hermosa Beach, Santa Barbara, Marina del Rey, Echo Park and Pasadena. I also offer tele-psychiatry services. I see a variety of patients in my outpatient practice. I provide medication management. Learn more at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq2tAiFIv5o and https://www.calpsychiatry.com. I am interested in the use of complementary medicine for mood and anxiety disorders. I am currently attending staff at the UCLA Department of Psychiatry, where I provide both inpatient psychiatry and consultation services.
Suicidal Ideation
(310) 935-0754
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Santa Monica, CA
Suicidal Ideation
I am a board-certified general psychiatrist with offices in Santa Monica, Downtown Los Angeles, Hermosa Beach, Santa Barbara, Marina del Rey, Echo Park and Pasadena. I also offer tele-psychiatry services. I see a variety of patients in my outpatient practice. I provide medication management. Learn more at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq2tAiFIv5o and https://www.calpsychiatry.com. I am interested in the use of complementary medicine for mood and anxiety disorders. I am currently attending staff at the UCLA Department of Psychiatry, where I provide both inpatient psychiatry and consultation services.
(310) 935-0754
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Starly Alvarado - Anew Era TMS & Psychiatry
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP Verified
Verified
Huntington Beach, CA
Starly Alvarado is a PMHNP-BC having graduated from California State University Long Beach. Much of his career has been spent working with adolescents and those in crisis. Starly has a strong belief that showing respect and presenting treatment with dignity to all, is an important part of healthcare. When downtime is available, he enjoys reading, maintaining health, and meditation.
Suicidal Ideation
(714) 248-8941
Verified
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Huntington Beach, CA
Suicidal Ideation
Starly Alvarado is a PMHNP-BC having graduated from California State University Long Beach. Much of his career has been spent working with adolescents and those in crisis. Starly has a strong belief that showing respect and presenting treatment with dignity to all, is an important part of healthcare. When downtime is available, he enjoys reading, maintaining health, and meditation.
(714) 248-8941
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Victoria Chan
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, MSN, FNP-C Verified
Verified
Los Angeles, CA
Hi, thanks for viewing my profile! I'm a Nurse Practitioner (NP) who provides medication evaluations and follow-ups. As an NP, I have the ability to prescribe medication while keeping the cost affordable for you. I also work with some insurance plans including Aetna and Anthem Blue Cross. **OFFERING TELEPHONE AND VIDEO SESSIONS DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS.**
Suicidal Ideation
(213) 319-6957
Verified
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Los Angeles, CA
Suicidal Ideation
Hi, thanks for viewing my profile! I'm a Nurse Practitioner (NP) who provides medication evaluations and follow-ups. As an NP, I have the ability to prescribe medication while keeping the cost affordable for you. I also work with some insurance plans including Aetna and Anthem Blue Cross. **OFFERING TELEPHONE AND VIDEO SESSIONS DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS.**
(213) 319-6957
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Julie Thomas
Psychiatrist, MD Verified
Verified
Thousand Oaks, CA
Are you struggling to balance your physical and mental health? Are things becoming unmanageable? Is your time limited? Then welcome to WellPsyche! WellPsyche Medical Group provides experts in the field of Adult and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry. Our practice offers the latest in psychiatry including Telemedicine! Now you can visit with your psychiatrist from the privacy and convenience of your home or work. Our providers take a Conservative and Effective approach to medication management and can help you balance your life.
Suicidal Ideation
(424) 360-1661
Verified
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Thousand Oaks, CA
Suicidal Ideation
Are you struggling to balance your physical and mental health? Are things becoming unmanageable? Is your time limited? Then welcome to WellPsyche! WellPsyche Medical Group provides experts in the field of Adult and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry. Our practice offers the latest in psychiatry including Telemedicine! Now you can visit with your psychiatrist from the privacy and convenience of your home or work. Our providers take a Conservative and Effective approach to medication management and can help you balance your life.
(424) 360-1661
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Manisha Ram Punwani
Psychiatrist, MD Verified
Verified
San Francisco, CA
Finding a Board Certified Integrative Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, one who approaches treatment from an evidence based clinical, holistic, developmental and systems based (family, school, etc) perspective is challenging. I am committed to improving lives of children, adolescents and their families. I specialize in Autism, Anxiety and OCD disorders. I treat these through Cognitive Behavioral, Exposure Response Prevention, Family or Parent Behavioral Management therapies with or without psychotropic medications. I incorporate mindfulness, psychoeducation, sensory and complimentary interventions as appropriate.
Suicidal Ideation
(415) 599-4349
Verified
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San Francisco, CA
Suicidal Ideation
Finding a Board Certified Integrative Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, one who approaches treatment from an evidence based clinical, holistic, developmental and systems based (family, school, etc) perspective is challenging. I am committed to improving lives of children, adolescents and their families. I specialize in Autism, Anxiety and OCD disorders. I treat these through Cognitive Behavioral, Exposure Response Prevention, Family or Parent Behavioral Management therapies with or without psychotropic medications. I incorporate mindfulness, psychoeducation, sensory and complimentary interventions as appropriate.
(415) 599-4349
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Bay Area Clinical Associates - BACA
Psychiatrist, MD, LMFT, LCSW, MPH, MFTI Verified
Verified
Menlo Park, CA
The Bay Area Clinical Associates (BACA) is a physician-owned and operated organization committed to providing integrated, scientific, empathetic mental health treatment for kids, teens, young adults and their families. BACA is comprised of a multidisciplinary team of child & adolescent psychiatrists, licensed marriage & family therapists, and licensed clinical social workers. We work to take the "mystery" out of psychiatric care and have a relaxed, fun, caring environment at our clinics. Our mission is to revolutionize mental health services and offer sound, evidence-based care to all clients, regardless of socio-economic status.
Suicidal Ideation
(650) 282-3424
Verified
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Menlo Park, CA
Suicidal Ideation
The Bay Area Clinical Associates (BACA) is a physician-owned and operated organization committed to providing integrated, scientific, empathetic mental health treatment for kids, teens, young adults and their families. BACA is comprised of a multidisciplinary team of child & adolescent psychiatrists, licensed marriage & family therapists, and licensed clinical social workers. We work to take the "mystery" out of psychiatric care and have a relaxed, fun, caring environment at our clinics. Our mission is to revolutionize mental health services and offer sound, evidence-based care to all clients, regardless of socio-economic status.
(650) 282-3424
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Mark McDonald
Psychiatrist, MD Verified
Verified
Los Angeles, CA
For medical-legal inquiries (QME, IME, deposition, and consultation), please visit my website. I specialize in child and adolescent psychiatry but see patients of all ages for both medication management and therapy. I completed residency training at the University of Cincinnati and fellowship training at Harbor-UCLA. I hold board certifications in both adult and child psychiatry. In addition to family systems therapy, couples therapy, play therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy, I offer psychoanalytically-oriented individual therapy and am currently a candidate in adult psychoanalysis at the Psychoanalytic Center of California (PCC).
Suicidal Ideation
(310) 596-4145
Verified
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Los Angeles, CA
Suicidal Ideation
For medical-legal inquiries (QME, IME, deposition, and consultation), please visit my website. I specialize in child and adolescent psychiatry but see patients of all ages for both medication management and therapy. I completed residency training at the University of Cincinnati and fellowship training at Harbor-UCLA. I hold board certifications in both adult and child psychiatry. In addition to family systems therapy, couples therapy, play therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy, I offer psychoanalytically-oriented individual therapy and am currently a candidate in adult psychoanalysis at the Psychoanalytic Center of California (PCC).
(310) 596-4145
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Douglas Wagemann II
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, MSN, RN, PMHNP Verified
Verified
Laguna Beach, CA
Do you feel that your mental health is deteriorating? Whether a new journey or a well-traveled road, Doug can provide comprehensive evaluations, medication management, and psychotherapy. Each patient is provided with an initial assessment & individualized treatment plan. Doug will collaborate, as needed, with your psychotherapist & other medical providers to facilitate comprehensive care. Doug specializes in anxiety, depression, mood disorders, psychosis, trauma/PTSD, eating disorders, ADHD, life transitions/grief, and other distressing and impairing mental health issues.
Suicidal Ideation
(949) 541-8921
Verified
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Laguna Beach, CA
Suicidal Ideation
Do you feel that your mental health is deteriorating? Whether a new journey or a well-traveled road, Doug can provide comprehensive evaluations, medication management, and psychotherapy. Each patient is provided with an initial assessment & individualized treatment plan. Doug will collaborate, as needed, with your psychotherapist & other medical providers to facilitate comprehensive care. Doug specializes in anxiety, depression, mood disorders, psychosis, trauma/PTSD, eating disorders, ADHD, life transitions/grief, and other distressing and impairing mental health issues.
(949) 541-8921
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Effective Living Wills for Dementia/Stanley Terman
Psychiatrist, PhD, MD Verified
Verified
San Francisco, CA
Stanley Terman's career focuses on empowering people to make informed decisions so they can successfully meet challenges in their lives with more pleasure, less suffering, and improved relationships. He helps couples and families in several ways. These include reducing the suffering of terminally ill patients and their loved ones, especially if they face huge challenges of Advanced Dementia and desire an "Ironclad Strategy" to compel others to honor their end-of-life wishes. In collaboration with clinicians, bioethicists, chaplains, and attorneys, he founded a non-profit organization, wrote three books, and created the patient decision aid, "My Way Cards."
Suicidal Ideation
(415) 941-3483
Verified
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San Francisco, CA
Suicidal Ideation
Stanley Terman's career focuses on empowering people to make informed decisions so they can successfully meet challenges in their lives with more pleasure, less suffering, and improved relationships. He helps couples and families in several ways. These include reducing the suffering of terminally ill patients and their loved ones, especially if they face huge challenges of Advanced Dementia and desire an "Ironclad Strategy" to compel others to honor their end-of-life wishes. In collaboration with clinicians, bioethicists, chaplains, and attorneys, he founded a non-profit organization, wrote three books, and created the patient decision aid, "My Way Cards."
(415) 941-3483
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Jessica Beauchene
Psychiatrist, MD Verified
Verified
Sacramento, CA
My focus is on medication management. My initial goal in treatment is to build a trusting relationship. Sometimes, adding medication to therapy can be critical to success. Medication may decrease harmful behaviors, thoughts and feelings, and may even be necessary to regain health and mental and physical well being. There are many misconceptions about psychiatric medications. My priority is what makes the healthiest sense for each patient. If you want to learn more about my practice please visit SierraPsychiatry.com.
Suicidal Ideation
(916) 589-6739 x4
Verified
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Sacramento, CA
Suicidal Ideation
My focus is on medication management. My initial goal in treatment is to build a trusting relationship. Sometimes, adding medication to therapy can be critical to success. Medication may decrease harmful behaviors, thoughts and feelings, and may even be necessary to regain health and mental and physical well being. There are many misconceptions about psychiatric medications. My priority is what makes the healthiest sense for each patient. If you want to learn more about my practice please visit SierraPsychiatry.com.
(916) 589-6739 x4
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If you have suicidal thoughts and you're in Pacific Heights, San Francisco, please call a Pacific Heights, San Francisco psychiatrists from the list above or, simply call this number 1-800-273-8255 to chat to someone now.

Suicide is a tragic event with strong emotional repercussions for its survivors. Especially for parents of suicide victims, since so many suicides occur amongst young people and teenagers.

Learn more here about teenage suicide and suicide in general. Or contact a psychiatrist in Pacific Heights, San Francisco who can help with counseling you or a family member or loved one who may have suicidal thoughts or suffer from suicidal ideation -or you just plain fear may take their life.

About Psychiatrists, meds and Psychiatric Nurses.

A Psychiatrist in Pacific Heights, San Francisco is a qualified medical doctor who specializes in treating mental health issues and diagnosable disorders.

Pacific Heights, San Francisco Psychiatrists differ from other mental health professionals in that they may prescribe medication as well as practice psychotherapy in treatment. Sometimes, Psychiatrists form part of a clinical team in which they will diagnose and prescribe, while psychologists or therapists provide the client's psychotherapy.

As part of a clinical assessment, Psychiatrists may conduct physical examinations, take blood tests, and order and interpret lab tests and brain image scans, such as CT scans, CAT Scans and MRIs.

The field of psychiatry in Pacific Heights, San Francisco has many sub specialties including pediatric psychiatry (so check for Pacific Heights, San Francisco child psychiatrists or adolescent psychiatrists in Pacific Heights, San Francisco). Those who work with the elderly are called geriatric psychiatrists.

Other related sub specialties include cognition psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, psychosomatic, forensic, reproductive medicine specialties, psychopharmacology (certain states license Psychopharmacologists), psychiatric genetics, neuroimaging, and clinical neurophysiology.

Psychiatric nurse practitioners in Pacific Heights, San Francisco, or mental health nurse practitioners, generally have a MS degree in nursing (MSN) and a number of years training to become certified. Psychiatric nurse practitioners are able to assess and diagnose mental health conditions and prescribe medication. Pacific Heights, San Francisco Psychiatric nurse practitioners also have training that enables them to include psychotherapy with treatment.