Dr. Walter Hart Stearns M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
7559 263rd St Zucker Hillside Hosp Glen Oaks NY, 11004About
Dr. Walter Stearns is a psychiatrist practicing in Glen Oaks, NY. Dr. Stearns is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Stearns diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Stearns 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. Stearns treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Stony Brook University School of Medicine 2005
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Fundamental principles of treatment of tuberculosis, including the use of antibiotics.
- The streptomycin treatment of genito-urinary tuberculosis; a preliminary report.
- Streptomycin in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- Comparing clinical and neurocognitive features of the schizophrenia prodrome to the bipolar prodrome.
Treatments
- Bipolar Disorder
- Schizophrenia
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