
Dr. Shamsah B Sonawalla M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
15 Parkman St Mass. General Hospit Boston MA, 02114About
Dr. Shamsah Sonawalla is a psychiatrist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Sonawalla is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Sonawalla diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Sonawalla 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. Sonawalla treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Topiwala National Med. College, Univ. of Bombay MD
Grant Government Medical College 1989
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Severe depression: is there a best approach?
- Citalopram in the maintenance treatment of major depressive disorder.
- An open pilot study of nefazodone in depression with anger attacks: relationship between clinical response and receptor binding.
- Differences in cognitive factors between "true drug" versus "placebo pattern" response to fluoxetine as defined by pattern analysis.
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243 CHARLES STREET BOSTON MA 2114SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN - BOSTON, THEl
51 BLOSSOM STREET BOSTON MA 2114