Dr. Patricia Marie Abbott MD
Adolescent Psychiatrist | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
45 Clapboardtree St Westwood MA, 02090About
Dr. Patricia Abbott practices Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in Westwood, MA. Dr. Abbott evaluates patients throughout childhood and adolescence using many different procedures, in order to determine what treatments must be carried out in order to properly assess their symptoms. Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists are trained and certified to administer psychotherapy, medication, and many other means of treatment. Dr. Abbott seeks to improve each patients quality of life.
Education and Training
Umdnj-New Jersey Med Sch- Newark Nj 1992
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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