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Psychiatrists in Sacramento

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Mark Chofla, Psychiatrist in Sacramento
Verified DO
Psychiatrist
"www.EmpathyTherapy.com + Medication + Psychiatry + Counseling + Psychotherapy + Life Coaching + Concierge Care "
Sacramento, California 95811
(916) 760-8197
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Daniel Brooks, Psychiatrist in Sacramento
Verified MD
Psychiatrist
"I see patients only via telepsychiatry. I can treat patients anywhere in California and Florida. My ideal patient is someone who is very busy and does not have time to drive back and forth to a private practice office. All ..."
Sacramento, California 95821
(888) 542-2103
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Salma Khan, Psychiatrist in Sacramento
Verified MD
Psychiatrist
"I see patients via telepsychiatry. I can treat patients anywhere in California. My ideal patient is someone who is very busy and does not have time to drive back and forth to a private practice office. All you need is ..."
Sacramento, California 95821
(888) 542-2103
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Yuhuan Xie, Psychiatrist in Sacramento
Verified MD
Psychiatrist
"I see patients only via telepsychiatry. I can treat patients anywhere in California. My ideal patient is someone who is very busy and does not have time to drive back and forth to a private practice office. All you need ..."
Sacramento, California 95821
(888) 542-2103
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John Schaeffer, Psychiatrist in Sacramento
Verified MA, DO
Psychiatrist
"I see patients only via the internet through televideoconferencing. I can treat patients anywhere in California and New Mexico. My ideal patient is someone who is very busy and does not have time to drive back and forth to a ..."
Sacramento, California 95821
(916) 459-4974
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Paul Snider, Psychiatrist in Sacramento
Verified MD
Psychiatrist
"I see patients only via telepsychiatry. I can treat patients anywhere in California. My ideal patient is someone who is very busy and does not have time to drive back and forth to a private practice office. All you need ..."
Sacramento, California 95821
(888) 542-2103
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Leigh Harrington, Psychiatrist in Sacramento
Verified MD, MPH, MHSA
Psychiatrist
"Are you are struggling with depression, anxiety, negative self-talk, a troublesome habit, or relationship problems? Everyone has something that holds them back from time to time, and there is help. If you want to proactively make change in your life, ..."
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Sacramento, California 95819
(619) 816-3255
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A Psychiatrist in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California (CA) is a qualified medical doctor who specializes in treating mental health issues and diagnosable disorders.

What distinguishes Sacramento 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 Sacramento, Sacramento County, California (CA) specialize in age groups (so check for Sacramento child psychiatrists or Sacramento 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 Sacramento, Sacramento County, California (CA), or mental health nurses, specialize in nursing care for people with mental illness or mental distress. Sacramento 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 Sacramento, Sacramento County, California (CA), call or contact the professionals here and ask for a psychiatric referral. You can also call the psychiatric nurses in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California (CA) as they tend to be affiliated to a network of psychiatrists in their area ( Sacramento). Or just chat to them to see if they can help.

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