Dr. Arthur Saxton Blank M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
4401 E West Hwy Suite 202 Bethesda MD, 20814About
Dr. Arthur Blank is a psychiatrist practicing in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Blank is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Blank diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Blank 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. Blank treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- ACCIDENTAL POISONING IN THE HOME: A PEDIATRIC PROBLEM.
- William C. Porter Award Lecture. Trauma disorders and a psychology of external experience.
- Apocalypse terminable and interminable: operation outreach for Vietnam veterans.
- Working with traumatic material: effects on Holocaust Memorial Museum staff.
- Clinical detection, diagnosis, and differential diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder.
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