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Psychiatrists in Laguna Niguel

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Mary A Offenheiser, Psychiatric Nurse/Therapist in Laguna Niguel
Verified RN, MSN, PMHCNS, BC
Psychiatric Nurse/Therapist
"Are you feeling lost, angry, scared, hopeless and helpless about the future, or have a history of painful experiences? Are you always sick or in pain? Is life out of control? Are you spending much time imagining "how things should ..."
Laguna Niguel, California 92677
(949) 407-5789
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Elias Tsambis, Psychiatrist in Laguna Niguel
Verified MD
Psychiatrist
"I am a board certified psychiatrist practing for over 25. Years I work with individuals couples and famlies providing therapy evaluations and medication management for the treatment of depression anxiety panic and bipolar disorder. Why suffer needlessly we can help. ..."
Laguna Niguel, California 92677
(949) 234-6544
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Verified MD, PhD
Psychiatrist
"I use a multidisciplinary and integrative approach to treating psychiatric disorders. I use my background in molecular biology to devise a plan for medications that corrects biologic imbalances. I also use alternative techniques to get better results and to treat ..."
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Laguna Niguel, California 92677
(949) 328-6942
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A Psychiatrist in Laguna Niguel, Orange County, California (CA) is a qualified medical doctor who specializes in treating mental health issues and diagnosable disorders.

What distinguishes Laguna Niguel Psychiatrists from other mental health professionals is that they may prescribe medication or psychotropics. Psychiatrists may conduct physical examinations, order and interpret lab tests and brain image scans, such as CT scans, CAT Scans and MRIs.

Some psychiatric practitioners in Laguna Niguel, Orange County, California (CA) specialize in age groups (so check for Laguna Niguel child psychiatrists or Laguna Niguel adolescent psychiatrists). Those who work with the elderly are called geriatric psychiatrists or geropsychiatrists.

Other related specialties include psychopharmacology (certain states license Psychopharmacologists), psychiatric genetics and neuroimaging.

Psychiatric nurses in Laguna Niguel, Orange County, California (CA), or mental health nurses, specialize in nursing care for people with mental illness or mental distress. Laguna Niguel Psychiatric nurses receive training in psychological therapies (such as CBT), building therapeutic alliance with clients and dealing with challenging behavior. Importantly, they are trained to administer psychiatric medication (or 'psychiatric meds') and, in very limited ways, to prescribe meds.

Nurses monitor for side effects and responses to medical treatments and offer information on meds so that clients can make informed choices about their use.
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If you're still finding it difficult to find a psychiatrist in Laguna Niguel, Orange County, California (CA), call or contact the professionals here and ask for a psychiatric referral. You can also call the psychiatric nurses in Laguna Niguel, Orange County, California (CA) as they tend to be affiliated to a network of psychiatrists in their area ( Laguna Niguel). Or just chat to them to see if they can help.

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