Dr. Paula L Hensley MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
2118 Central Ave Se Suite 37 Albuquerque NM, 87106Rating
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Dr. Paula Hensley is a psychiatrist practicing in Albuquerque, NM. Dr. Hensley is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Hensley diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Hensley 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. Hensley treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Modeling the pharmacoeconomic cost of three selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
- Antidepressant medication change in a clinical treatment setting: a comparison of the effectiveness of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
- A case of antidepressant-induced akathisia in a patient with traumatic brain injury.
- Formulary restriction of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for depression: potential pitfalls.
- SSRI sexual dysfunction: a female perspective.
- Selective phosphodiesterase type-5 inhibitor treatment of serotonergic reuptake inhibitor antidepressant-associated sexual dysfunction: a review of diagnosis, treatment, and relevance.
- Review of the long-term effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy compared to medications in panic disorder.
- Sildenafil citrate for the management of antidepressant-associated erectile dysfunction.
- Long-term effectiveness of cognitive therapy in major depressive disorder.
- Treatment of bereavement-related depression and traumatic grief.
- Open-label sildenafil treatment of partial and non-responders to double-blind treatment in men with antidepressant-associated sexual dysfunction.
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