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Dr. Joy D Riskin M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
131 Harvard St #2f Brookline MA, 02446About
Dr. Joy Riskin is a psychiatrist practicing in Brookline, MA. Dr. Riskin is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Riskin diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Riskin 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. Riskin treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Mt Sinai Sch of Med of The City Univ of Ny, New York Ny 1989
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 1989
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Omar Haque M.D., PH.D.1101 Beacon Street Brookline MA 02446
- Claudia Epelbaum1309 Beacon Street Brookline MA 02446
- Dr. Edward Isaac Gelber M.D.1309 Beacon Street Brookline MA 02446
- Dr. Gary Andrew Chinman MD1330 Beacon Street Brookline MA 02446
- Dr. Karen S Greenberg M.D.1170 Beacon St Brookline MA 02446
- Dr. Derek C Polonsky M.D.1180 BEACON ST BROOKLINE MA 02446
Nearest Hospitals
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITALl
75 FRANCIS STREET BOSTON MA 2115BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITALl
300 LONGWOOD AVENUE BOSTON MA 2115