Dr. Christopher A Petersen MD
Adolescent Psychiatrist | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
500 University Dr Hershey PA, 17033About
Dr. Christopher Petersen practices Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in Hershey, PA. Dr. Petersen 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. Petersen seeks to improve each patients quality of life.
Education and Training
Med Coll of Ga Sch of Med, Augusta Ga 1976
Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University 1976
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- 1983
Provider Details
Treatments
- Anxiety
- Eating Disorders
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (adhd)
Fellowships
- University of Michigan / Ann Arbor, MI, Child Psychiatry 1978
- Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent, University of Michigan Hospitals & Health Centers 1981
- University of Michigan Hospitals & Health Centers 1981
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