Dr. Wesley Edward Kerschbaum MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
8220 Castor Avenue Philadelphia PA, 19152About
Dr. Wesley Kerschbaum is a psychiatrist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Kerschbaum is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Kerschbaum diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Kerschbaum 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. Kerschbaum 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 1975
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Patient involvement: an essential in a preventive education clinic.
- Patient involvement: an essential in a preventive education clinic.
- Correlates of interest in dental health education with older adults: future perspective and quality of clinical interaction.
- Considerations in planning preventive strategies for the elderly patient.
- The extent of favorable dispositions towards the elderly--implications for planning learning experiences.
- Dental care for the elderly: health policies.
- Dental hygiene students' future orientation and perceptions of old age and of older persons.
- A community-based dental program for older adults.
- Dental hygiene students' attitudes toward the elderly and older patients.
- Michigan hospice oral healthcare needs survey.
- Cumulative trauma disorders: an ergonomic approach for prevention.
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