Dr. Melissa L. Sinkus M.D.
Adolescent Psychiatrist | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
155 Inverness Dr W Suite 110 Englewood CO, 80112About
Dr. Melissa Sinkus practices Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in Englewood, CO. Dr. Sinkus 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. Sinkus seeks to improve each patients quality of life.
Education and Training
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 1990
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A 2-base pair deletion polymorphism in the partial duplication of the alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine gene (CHRFAM7A) on chromosome 15q14 is associated with schizophrenia.
- The α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and the acute stress response: maternal genotype determines offspring phenotype.
- Expression of immune genes on chromosome 6p21.3-22.1 in schizophrenia.
- The human CHRNA7 and CHRFAM7A genes: A review of the genetics, regulation, and function.
Treatments
- Bipolar Disorder
- Anxiety
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (ptsd)
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (adhd)
- Adjustment Disorder
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