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Psychiatrists in Potomac

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Verified MD
Psychiatrist
"I specialize in treating patients with anxiety, depression, ADHD, relational problems, and patients with chronic inflammatory issues using traditional and alternative approaches. "
Potomac, Maryland 20854
(301) 710-9373
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Robert Winer, Psychiatrist in Potomac
Verified MD
Psychiatrist
"Perhaps a relationship or a job or parenting isn't going well, or you just feel bad (or angry, or frightened). I try to be of use to people who are in pain. How do I try to help? By having ..."
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Potomac, Maryland 20854
(240) 392-1911
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Bruce Alan Kehr, Psychiatrist in Potomac
Verified MD
Psychiatrist
"I have served as the Founder and President of Potomac Psychiatry since 1981. I am passionate about helping patients with anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, life adjustment issues, and bipolar disorder. I treat adolescents, adults, and the elderly in psychotherapy, and ..."
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Potomac, Maryland 20854
(301) 684-5204
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Lynn Staton Dworsky Md, Psychiatrist in Potomac
Verified MD
Psychiatrist
"I collaborate with my patients in relieving their suffering. I work with my patients using eclectic approaches, including Hypnosis, Gestalt, Psychodynamic and Cognitive techniques, and I have been in practice for over 36 years. I am Board Certified in Psychiatry ..."
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Potomac, Maryland 20854
(301) 684-8174
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Joseph Lichtenberg, Psychiatrist in Potomac
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"I am an experienced psychoanalyst, psychotherapist, and psychiatrist. I practice psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy with adults and older adolescents and supervise colleagues at varied levels of experience. My approach is based on self psychology with an emphasis on empathic listening, ..."
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Potomac, Maryland 20854
(301) 684-5191
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Sandra G. Hershberg, Psychiatrist in Potomac
Verified MD
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"As a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, and teacher of other mental health professionals, I have an abiding belief in the importance of a strong connection between patient and therapist in order to achieve growth and change. I have been successful in ..."
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Potomac, Maryland 20854
(301) 852-5301
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Louis Ari Kopolow, Psychiatrist in Potomac
Verified MD, DLFAPA, ACP, CGP
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"Your difficulty in handling troublesome issues may have a physiological (brain and body) as well as psychological (feelings and beliefs) basis. As a Board Certified psychiatrist for 25+ years, I have specialized training and experience in recognizing and treating emotional ..."
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Potomac, Maryland 20854
(240) 813-3333 x14
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"I am a board certified pyschiatrist with extensive training in Child Adolescent and Adult Psychiatry. I implement a treatment model that uses different interventions tailored to the patient's individual needs. I specialize in active listening to provide a diagnosis and ..."
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Potomac, Maryland 20854
(301) 654-0285
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A Psychiatrist in Potomac, Montgomery County, Maryland (MD) is a qualified medical doctor who specializes in treating mental health issues and diagnosable disorders.

What distinguishes Potomac 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 Potomac, Montgomery County, Maryland (MD) specialize in age groups (so check for Potomac child psychiatrists or Potomac 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 Potomac, Montgomery County, Maryland (MD), or mental health nurses, specialize in nursing care for people with mental illness or mental distress. Potomac 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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