Dr. Alexandra Harrison MD
Adolescent Psychiatrist | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
183 Brattle St Cambridge MA, 02138About
Dr. Alexandra Harrison practices Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in Cambridge, MA. Dr. Harrison evaluates patients throughout childhood and adolescence using many different procedures, in order to determine what treatments must be carried out in order to properly assess their symptoms. Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists are trained and certified to administer psychotherapy, medication, and many other means of treatment. Dr. Harrison seeks to improve each patients quality of life.
Education and Training
Harvard Med Sch, Boston Ma 1971
Harvard Medical School 1971
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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