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Psychiatrists in Silver Spring

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Leslie S. Terner, Psychiatric Nurse/Therapist in Silver Spring
Verified MS, APRN, CS-P, CRS, BC
Psychiatric Nurse/Therapist
"I am a psychotherapist with more than twenty-six years of experience in the mental health field. I specialize in working with couples who want to improve their communication skills and strengthen their relationship with one another and their children. I ..."
Silver Spring, Maryland 20906
(240) 813-3595
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Kristina Glasco Jewell, Psychiatric Nurse/Therapist in Silver Spring
Verified
Psychiatric Nurse/Therapist
"Typically, one's decision to seek counseling is in the midst of a stressful period in his or her life. Not only does one's need for clarity and comfort seem at its peak but the selection of a therapist in and ..."
Silver Spring, Maryland 20901
(410) 417-7680
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Aaron Ament, Psychiatrist in Silver Spring
Verified MD
Psychiatrist
"After practicing psychiatry for 40 years, one becomes experienced and understanding. I trained in general and child psychiatry, and my patients have ranged from young to elderly. My goal: to help them find the best in themselves and others. Psychotherapy, ..."
Silver Spring, Maryland 20904
(301) 485-6834
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"My approach is to work in collaboration with a person in order to learn how to step back and explore one's thoughts and feelings in a non-judgmental way. I have seen how beneficial it can be for a person to ..."
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Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
(202) 670-0964
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Richard Silver, Psychiatrist in Silver Spring
Verified MD
Psychiatrist
"I am an adult/ adolescent psychiatrist and founder of the THRIVE Center for ADHD and Comprehensive Mental Health Care (www.MyThrive.net). THRIVE's specialty programs include ADHD/ Executive Dysfunction; Failure to Launch Young Adults; Workplace Mental Health; and Thriving Families. I believe ..."
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Silver Spring, Maryland 20901
(410) 417-7816
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Arthur Blank Jr, Psychiatrist in Silver Spring
Verified MD
Psychiatrist
"My work is based on helping people not only with symptoms and difficulties, but also to develop their hopes, aspirations,and ambitions. Psychotherapy and psychoanalysis both are an intimate and democratic partnership devoted to increasing the happiness and success of the ..."
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Silver Spring, Maryland 20901
(301) 852-6961
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Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
(301) 710-9588
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A Psychiatrist in Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland (MD) is a qualified medical doctor who specializes in treating mental health issues and diagnosable disorders.

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