Dr. Michael David Goldfield M.D.
Psychiatrist | Forensic Psychiatry
101 S San Mateo Dr Suite 300 San Mateo CA, 94401About
Dr. Michael Goldfield is a psychiatrist practicing in San Mateo, CA. Dr. Goldfield is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Goldfield diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Goldfield 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. Goldfield treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
New York Univ Sch of Med, New York Ny 1966
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Suggested schedule of lithium administration during pregnancy.
- Lithium and pregnancy. I. Report from the Register of Lithium Babies.
- Lithium carbonate in obstetrics: guidelines for clinical use.
- Short vs long hospitalization. A prospective controlled study. I. The preliminary results of a one-year follow-up schizophrenics.
- Self-mutilation of the female genitalia. (A case report).
- Lithium ion toxicity and pregnancy.
- Wanted: reports of lithium babies.
- The use of television videotape to enhance the therapeutic value of psychodrama.
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