Savita Ganapathi Bhakta M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
3853 Rosecrans St San Diego CA, 92110About
Dr. Savita Bhakta is a psychiatrist practicing in San Diego, CA. Dr. Bhakta is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Bhakta diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Bhakta 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. Bhakta treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, India Medical Degree
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai, India Other Degree
Zucker Hillside Hospital, Glen Oaks, NY Other Degree
San Diego VA Medical Center, San Diego CA Other Degree
Psychiatrist Medical Degree
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Medical Degree
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Simultaneous true seizures and pseudoseizures.
- Controversy revisited: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in paediatric depression.
- Melatonin in schizophrenic outpatients with insomnia: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
- Schizophrenia, osteoporosis, and an examination of the risk of fractures in patients receiving ECT.
- Melatonin treatment of shoulder-and-neck dyskinesia possibly related to fluoxetine treatment.
- Systematic enhancement of functioning as a therapeutic technique in conversion disorder.
- Sensorimotor gating in healthy adults tested over a 15 year period.
- The 5 choice continuous performance test (5C-CPT): A novel tool to assess cognitive control across species.
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