Dr. Louis E Kopolow M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
8915 Shady Grove Ct Gaithersburg MD, 20877About
Dr. Louis Kopolow is a psychiatrist practicing in Gaithersburg, MD. Dr. Kopolow is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Kopolow diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Kopolow 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. Kopolow treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Univ of Mo, Columbia Sch of Med, Columbia Mo 1971
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine 1971
MCLEAN HOSP 1974
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Really stressed out? Here's how to tell, with tips on how to cope.
- Patients' rights and the psychiatrist's dilemma.
- A review of major implications of the O'Connor v. Donaldson decision.
- Plain talk about handling stress.
- Consumer demands in mental health care.
- Consumer demands in mental health care.
- Client participation in mental health service delivery.
- Mental health in the middle: quality assurance and professional accountability.
- Meeting the patients' rights challenge through mental health advocacy.
- Milieu therapy: toward a definition for reimbursement.
Treatments
- Bipolar Disorder
- Anxiety
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