Dr. William Scott Griffies M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
2020 Gravier St Psychiatry Dept New Orleans LA, 70112About
Dr. William Griffies is a psychiatrist practicing in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Griffies is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Griffies diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Griffies 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. Griffies treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
La State Univ Sch of Med In New Orleans, New Orleans La 1982
Board Certification
OtolaryngologyAmerican Board of OtolaryngologyABOto
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The Louisiana emergency department behavioral health challenge.
- Post-Katrina stabilization of the LSU/Ochsner Psychiatry Residency Program: caveats for disaster preparedness.
- Health care infrastructure post-Katrina: disaster planning to return health care workers to their home communities.
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- A combined treatment approach to anxiety in the medically ill.
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