Dr. John A. Bokan MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
1660 S Columbian Way Mhc Seattle WA, 98108About
Dr. John Bokan is a psychiatrist practicing in Seattle, WA. Dr. Bokan is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Bokan diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Bokan 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. Bokan treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Univ of Nm Sch of Med, Albuquerque Nm 1975
University of New Mexico / Main Campus 1975
University of New Mexico School of Medicine 1976
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Sleep is undisturbed in elderly, depressed individuals who have not sought health care.
- Antidepressants in concomitant chronic back pain and depression: doxepin and desipramine compared.
- Indigenous psychotherapy in the treatment of a Laotian refugee.
- Rapid eye movement sleep measures of Alzheimer's-type dementia patients and optimally healthy aged individuals.
- ECT in medication resistant schizoaffective disorder.
- The medical care abuser: differential diagnosis and management.
- Hyperemesis gravidarum: a biopsychosocial perspective.
Treatments
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (ptsd)
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