Dr. Joan R Trachtenberg MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
1311 Lexington Ave Suite 1a New York NY, 10128About
Dr. Joan Trachtenberg is a psychiatrist practicing in New York, NY. Dr. Trachtenberg is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Trachtenberg diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Trachtenberg 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. Trachtenberg treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Suny-Hlth Sci Ctr At Brooklyn, Coll of Med, Brooklyn Ny 1968
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine 1968
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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