Dr. Joann Elaine Kirchner M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
2200 Fort Roots Dr Bldg 58 (16mir/Nlr) North Little Rock AR, 72114About
Dr. Joann Kirchner is a psychiatrist practicing in North Little Rock, AR. Dr. Kirchner is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Kirchner diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Kirchner may treat patients through a variety of methods including medications, psychotherapy or talk therapy, psychosocial interventions and more, depending on each individual case. Different medications that a psychiatrist might prescribe include antidepressants, antipsychotic mediations, mood stabilizers, stimulants, sedatives and hypnotics. Dr. Kirchner treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Univ of Ar Coll of Med, Little Rock Ar 1992
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine 1992
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Depressive symptomatology and early attrition from intensive outpatient substance
- Differences between physical and behavioral health benefits in the health plans of at-risk drinkers.
- Rural-urban differences in health care benefits of a community-based sample of at-risk drinkers.
- Datapoints: detection of substance use disorders in veterans affairs primary care clinics.
- Identifying factors critical to implementation of integrated mental health services in rural VA community-based outpatient clinics.
- Datapoints: detecting depression in VA primary care clinics.
- Management of mental disorders in VA primary care practices.
- Measuring use of health services for at-risk drinkers: how brief can you get?
- PRISM-E: comparison of integrated care and enhanced specialty referral in managing at-risk alcohol use.
- Blending education, research, and service missions: the Arkansas model.
- Primary care - mental health collaboration: an example of assessing usual practice and potential barriers.
- Utilization and cost of mental health, substance abuse, and medical services among at-risk drinkers.
- Growing our own: a regional approach to encourage psychiatric residents to enter research.
- Organizational contexts of primary care approaches for managing problem drinking.
- Creating a quality-improvement dialogue: utilizing knowledge from frontline staff, managers, and experts to foster health care quality improvement.
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