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Verified MD
Psychiatrist
"If medication is indicated, a combined/integrated approach with the therapy will be prescribed by me in the most instances. I do not see medication only patients unless they have had a course of therapy either prior to having the therapy ..."
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Hewlett, New York 11557
(516) 704-9548
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Susan R Cohen, Psychiatric Nurse/Therapist in Hewlett
Verified PhD, RNCS
Psychiatric Nurse/Therapist
"I have been a therapist for more than 30 years. During that time I have lived through many of the life events my clients may have been or are experiencing. I am the daughter of an aging mother, the mother ..."
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Hewlett, New York 11557
(516) 360-2896
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A Psychiatrist in Hewlett, Nassau County, New York (NY) is a qualified medical doctor who specializes in treating mental health issues and diagnosable disorders.

What distinguishes Hewlett 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 Hewlett, Nassau County, New York (NY) specialize in age groups (so check for Hewlett child psychiatrists or Hewlett 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 Hewlett, Nassau County, New York (NY), or mental health nurses, specialize in nursing care for people with mental illness or mental distress. Hewlett 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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