Dr. Kenneth George Terkelsen M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
400 Nathan Ellis Hwy Mashpee MA, 02649About
Dr. Kenneth Terkelsen is a psychiatrist practicing in Mashpee, MA. Dr. Terkelsen is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Terkelsen diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Terkelsen 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. Terkelsen treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Jefferson Med Coll-Thos Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia Pa 1969
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Measuring the costs of schizophrenia. Implications for the post-institutional era in the US.
- Long-term outcome in chronic schizophrenia.
- Estimating clozapine's cost to the nation.
- Benefits of correlating neuroleptic blood level and auditory distractibility.
- Mania after surreptitious discontinuation of clonidine.
- Schizophrenia and the family: II. Adverse effects of family therapy.
- Risperidone augmentation of clozapine.
- Esophageal dysfunction in two patients after clozapine treatment.
- The role of personality in the treatment of schizophrenic and schizoaffective disorder inpatients: a pilot study.
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