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  • Daria Pasca
    350 Points
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    Daria Pasca

    LifeStance Health
    Distance: 12.44 mi
    1245 S Winchester Blvd
    Suite 110
    San Jose, CA 95128
    Daria Pasca, Psychiatrist works in the San Jose, CA office at LifeStance. Areas of Expertise: ADHD, Anxiety, Bipolar ...
  • Aura Mena
    350 Points
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    Aura Mena

    LifeStance Health
    Distance: 19.48 mi
    1720 El Camino Real
    Suite 140
    Burlingame, CA 94010
    Aura Mena, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner works in the Burlingame, CA office at LifeStance. Areas of Expertise: ADHD,...
  • Elizabeth Qin
    350 Points
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    Elizabeth Qin

    LifeStance Health
    Distance: 19.48 mi
    1720 El Camino Real
    Suite 140
    Burlingame, CA 94010
    Elizabeth Qin, Psychiatrist works in the Burlingame, CA office at LifeStance. Areas of Expertise: Anxiety, Bipolar Di...
  • Dora-Linda Wang
    350 Points
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    Dora-Linda Wang

    LifeStance Health
    Distance: 19.48 mi
    1720 El Camino Real
    Suite 140
    Burlingame, CA 94010
    Dora-Linda Wang, Psychiatrist works in the Burlingame, CA office at LifeStance. Areas of Expertise: Anxiety, Bipolar ...
  • Ging-Long Wang
    350 Points
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    Ging-Long Wang

    LifeStance Health
    Distance: 19.48 mi
    1720 El Camino Real
    Suite 140
    Burlingame, CA 94010
    Ging-Long Wang, Psychiatrist works in the Burlingame, CA office at LifeStance. Areas of Expertise: Anxiety, Bipolar D...
  • Maureen Smith Ruffell, MD 340 Points

    Maureen Smith Ruffell, MD

    Maureen Smith Ruffell, M.D.
    241 S. San Antonio Road
    Los Altos, CA 94022
  • Stacy Banks, MD
    200 Points

    Stacy Banks, MD

    Portola Wellness - An Association of Stanford Trainined Pscyhiatrists
    4 Main St., Suite 210
    Los Altos, CA 94022
  • Zaakir Yoonas, M.D.
    200 Points

    Zaakir Yoonas, M.D.

    Portola Wellness: An Association of Stanford Trained Psychiatrists
    4 Main Street, Suite 210
    Los Altos, CA 94022
  • Ronald Cohen, MD 110 Points

    Ronald Cohen, MD

    851 Fremont Ave
    Los Altos, CA 94024
  • Jonathan Russ, MD 110 Points

    Jonathan Russ, MD

    101 1st St, Pmb 619
    Los Altos, CA 94022
  • Frank Annis, MD 100 Points

    Frank Annis, MD

    Evaluation Concepts
    280 2nd St
    Los Altos, CA 94022
  • Zorica Ljaljevic, MD 100 Points

    Zorica Ljaljevic, MD

    329 S San Antonio Rd Ste 3
    Los Altos, CA 94022
  • Anna Muelling, MD 100 Points

    Anna Muelling, MD

    851 Fremont Ave Ste 210
    Los Altos, CA 94024
  • Nanette Orman, MD 100 Points

    Nanette Orman, MD

    851 Fremont Ave Ste 98
    Los Altos, CA 94024
  • Lawrence Choy, MD 100 Points

    Lawrence Choy, MD

    Portola Wellness - An Association of Stanford Trained Psychiatrists
    4 Main Street, Suite 210
    Los Altos, CA 94022
  • Teddy Rinker, DO 100 Points

    Teddy Rinker, DO

    5050 W El Camino Real # 110
    Los Altos, CA 94022
  • Jack Simon, MD 100 Points

    Jack Simon, MD

    164 Main St
    Los Altos, CA 94022
  • Robert Spitzer, MD 100 Points

    Robert Spitzer, MD

    2225 Grant Rd Ste 3
    Los Altos, CA 94024
  • Saad Shakir 10 Points

    Saad Shakir

    851 Fremont Ave Ste 105
    Los Altos, CA 94024
  • Christina Khan

    Christina Khan

    Christina Khan, MD, PhD - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
    960 N San Antonio Rd Ste 100
    Los Altos, CA 94022
  • Margaret E. Phillips

    Margaret E. Phillips

    851 Fremont Ave, Suite 107
    Los Altos, CA 94024
  • Bruce Bienenstock, MD 200 Points

    Bruce Bienenstock, MD

    Distance: 1.66 mi
    2485 Hospital Drive, Suite 351
    Mountain View, CA 94040
  • Kalpana Nathan, MD
    200 Points

    Kalpana Nathan, MD

    Mental Health & Addiction Svcs (Scrivner Ctr in Taube Pavilion)
    Distance: 1.66 mi
    2590 Grant Road
    1st Fl
    Mountain View, CA 94040
  • Stanley Fischman, MD 120 Points

    Stanley Fischman, MD

    Distance: 1.66 mi
    2485 Hospital Dr
    Mountain View, CA 94040
  • Peter Lucy, MD 110 Points

    Peter Lucy, MD

    Distance: 1.66 mi
    2500 Hospital Dr
    Mountain View, CA 94040
  • Richard Cochran, MD 100 Points

    Richard Cochran, MD

    Distance: 1.66 mi
    2500 Hospital Dr Ste 1
    Mountain View, CA 94040
  • Paul Snider, MD 100 Points

    Paul Snider, MD

    El Camino Health Ctr
    Distance: 1.66 mi
    515 South Dr Ste 11
    Mountain View, CA 94040
  • Philip Liu, MD 100 Points

    Philip Liu, MD

    Distance: 1.66 mi
    515 South Dr Ste 11
    Mountain View, CA 94040
  • Salvatore Tuzzo, MD 100 Points

    Salvatore Tuzzo, MD

    Distance: 1.66 mi
    2500 Hospital Dr Ste 3
    Mountain View, CA 94040
  • Kerry Kravitz 10 Points

    Kerry Kravitz

    Distance: 1.66 mi
    2500 Hospital Dr Ste 3
    Mountain View, CA 94040
  • Isheeta Zalpuri

    Isheeta Zalpuri

    Isheeta Zalpuri, MD - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
    Distance: 1.66 mi
    1174 Castro St Ste 250
    Mountain View, CA 94040
  • Janani Venugopalakrishnan

    Janani Venugopalakrishnan

    Janani Venugopalakrishnan, MD - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
    Distance: 1.66 mi
    1174 Castro St Ste 250
    Mountain View, CA 94040
  • Jennifer Derenne

    Jennifer Derenne

    Jennifer Derenne, MD - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
    Distance: 1.66 mi
    2500 Grant Road
    Mountain View, CA 94040
  • Kyle Hinman

    Kyle Hinman

    Kyle Hinman, MD - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
    Distance: 1.66 mi
    1174 Castro St Ste 250
    Mountain View, CA 94040
  • Antonio Hardan 100 Points

    Antonio Hardan

    Antonio Hardan, MD - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
    Distance: 3.92 mi
    401 Quarry Rd
    Stanford, CA 94305
  • James Lock 100 Points

    James Lock

    James Lock, MD, PhD - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
    Distance: 3.92 mi
    401 Quarry Rd
    Stanford, CA 94305
  • Greer Murphy, MD 100 Points

    Greer Murphy, MD

    Distance: 3.92 mi
    1201 Welch Rd, Msls Bldg/Rm P-104
    Stanford, CA 94305
  • Richa Bhatia 100 Points

    Richa Bhatia

    Richa Bhatia, MD
    Distance: 3.92 mi
    401 Quarry Road
    Stanford, CA 94304-1419
  • Victor Carrion 100 Points

    Victor Carrion

    Victor Carrion, MD - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
    Distance: 3.92 mi
    401 Quarry Rd
    Stanford, CA 94305
  • Allan Reiss

    Allan Reiss

    Allan Reiss, MD - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
    Distance: 3.92 mi
    401 Quarry Rd
    Stanford, CA 94305
  • Anita Kishore

    Anita Kishore

    Anita Kishore, MD - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
    Distance: 3.92 mi
    401 Quarry Rd
    Stanford, CA 94305
  • Anne Benham

    Anne Benham

    Anne Benham, MD - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
    Distance: 3.92 mi
    401 Quarry Rd
    Stanford, CA 94305
  • Bradley Zicherman

    Bradley Zicherman

    Bradley Zicherman, MD - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
    Distance: 3.92 mi
    401 Quarry Rd
    Stanford, CA 94305
  • Francesco Dandekar

    Francesco Dandekar

    Francesco Dandekar, MD - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
    Distance: 3.92 mi
    251 Campus Dr Rm 323
    MSOB
    Stanford, CA 94305
  • Francesco Dandekar

    Francesco Dandekar

    Francesco Dandekar, MD - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
    Distance: 3.92 mi
    401 Quarry Rd
    Dept of Psychiatry
    Stanford, CA 94305-5795
  • Frederick Bennett

    Frederick Bennett

    Frederick Bennett
    Distance: 3.92 mi
    401 Quarry Road
    Stanford, CA 94304
  • Gisela Sandoval

    Gisela Sandoval

    Gisela Sandoval, MD, PhD - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
    Distance: 3.92 mi
    401 Quarry Rd
    Stanford, CA 94305
  • Janani Venugopalakrishnan

    Janani Venugopalakrishnan

    Janani Venugopalakrishnan, MD - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
    Distance: 3.92 mi
    401 Quarry Rd
    MC 5718
    Stanford, CA 94305
  • Jennifer Derenne

    Jennifer Derenne

    Jennifer Derenne, MD - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
    Distance: 3.92 mi
    401 Quarry Rd
    Stanford, CA 94305
  • John Leikauf

    John Leikauf

    John Leikauf, MD - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
    Distance: 3.92 mi
    401 Quarry Rd
    Stanford, CA 94305

Psychiatrist Info

Psychiatrist Summary:
Psychiatry involves the treatment, rehabilitation and prevention of mental illness. A psychiatrist diagnoses mental and emotional disorders using assessments and may order further psychiatric diagnostic laboratory tests if necessary. Mental and emotional disorders including difficulty coping, stress, trauma, mood and anxiety disorders, substance-abuse disorders, sexual issues, schizophrenia, and addictions may be helped by different forms of psychiatry.

Common Treatments: Psychiatrists commonly treat children and adults suffering from attention deficit disorder (ADD), clinical depression, eating disorders, anxiety disorders, phobias, paranoia, psychosis, OCD, and panic attacks. Additional disorders treated by psychiatrists are: mania, schizophrenia, claustrophobia, paranoia, agoraphobia, social anxiety disorder, hallucinations, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and panic disorder.

Psychiatrist FAQs:
What is a

Psychiatrist

?
A Psychiatrist is a licensed physician who specializes in the evaluation, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental and emotional disorders.

What is the Difference between a Psychologist and a Psychiatrist?


Psychologists are concerned with the different aspects of behavior and mental processes and cannot prescribe medications. A clinical psychologist uses psychotherapy and other counseling skills to improve emotional and mental health. A Psychiatrist is a medical doctor who performs psychotherapy but can also prescribe medicine.

Why might I see a Psychiatrist?


You could see a Psychiatrist for abuse, addictions, anxiety, coping mechanism issues, depression, an eating disorder, emotional distress, personal growth, phobias, relationship issues, sexual problems, and trauma.

What are the requirements for becoming a licensed Psychiatrist?


A Psychiatrist must have a Masters or a Doctoral Degree from an accredited school. Other requirements toward becoming a Psychiatrist include residency training and board certifications that vary from state to state.

Psychiatrist Related Terms:
anxiety, behavioral disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, suicide, relationship difficulties, chronic mental illness, parenting issues, adjustment disorders, personality disorders, lobotomy, antidepressants