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Dr. Rodney J. Pelchat M.D.
Geriatric Psychiatrist | Geriatric Psychiatry
833 Chestnut St Suite 210 Philadelphia PA, 19107About
Dr. Rodney Pelchat is a geriatric psychiatrist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Pelchat specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, particularly in older adults. Patients who visit geriatric psychiatrists typically look for help with problems like memory loss, depression, difficulty coping with change, stress, dementia, anxiety and more. Older adults may also experience emotional distress after being diagnosed with a disease as well. Dr. Pelchat helps patients after a comprehensive diagnostic exam so the root of their problems can be treated.
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Geriatric Psychiatry
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Electroconvulsive therapy for depression in a Parkinson's disease patient with bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulators.
- Memory for feeding time: possible dependence on coupled circadian oscillators.
- Postpartum copulatory and maternal behaviour in Norway rats under seminatural conditions.
- ECT in the treatment of patients with neurological and somatic disease.
- Presentations and management of depression in medical-surgical patients.
- Psychiatric consultation in the nursing home. A survey of six states.
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