Dr. Shane Wyatt Rau MD PHD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
5483 MOORETOWN RD WILLIAMSBURG VA, 23188About
Dr. Shane Rau is a psychiatrist practicing in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Rau is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Rau diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Rau 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. Rau treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
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Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Neuroendocrine modulation and repercussions of female reproductive aging.
- Are estrogens protective or risk factors in brain injury and neurodegeneration? Reevaluation after the Women's health initiative.
- Differential modulation of estrogen receptors (ERs) in ischemic brain injury: a role for ERalpha in estradiol-mediated protection against delayed cell death.
- Estradiol enhances neurogenesis following ischemic stroke through estrogen receptors alpha and beta.
- A 12-week randomized controlled trial of twice-daily intranasal oxytocin for social cognitive deficits in people with schizophrenia.
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