Dr. Saidat Kashimawo Akande M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
501 Billingsley Road Behavioral Health Ce Charlotte NC, 28211About
Dr. Saidat Akande is a psychiatrist practicing in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Akande is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Akande diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Akande 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. Akande treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
University at Buffalo State University of New York School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences 1993
Provider Details
Treatments
- Bipolar Disorder
- Anxiety
- Psychosis
- Dementia
- Adjustment Disorder
- Schizophrenia
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