Dr. Andrew Jon Heritch MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
3116 N Dries Ln #201 Peoria IL, 61604About
Dr. Andrew Heritch is a psychiatrist practicing in Peoria, IL. Dr. Heritch is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Heritch diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Heritch 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. Heritch treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
St Louis Univ Sch of Med, St Louis Mo 1987
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Dopamine in schizophrenia.
- Information theory perspective on the mind-body problem.
- Borderline personality disorder and depressive disorder.
- Evidence for reduced and dysregulated turnover of dopamine in schizophrenia.
- A case of bupropion-associated delirium.
- The dopamine hypothesis and neurophysiology concepts in schizophrenia.
- Effects of social isolation on brain catecholamines and forced swimming in rats: prevention by antidepressant treatment.
- Auditory hallucinations in schizophrenic patients.
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