Dr. Kathryn Kay Kennedy MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
1002 Highland Ave Shreveport LA, 71101About
Dr. Kathryn Kennedy is a psychiatrist practicing in Shreveport, LA. Dr. Kennedy is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Kennedy diagnoses and treats psychiatric illnesses. Dr. Kennedy 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, sedatives and hypnotics to name a few. Dr. Kennedy treats a variety of psychiatric illnesses.
Dr. Kennedy works with the adult and geriatric populations.She also has additional expertise and administers Electroconvulsive Therapy. She is the Medical Director of the Partial Hospital Program at Brentwood Hospital and Senior Care Inpatient Unit.
Education and Training
Louisiana State Univ School Of Medicine In New Orleans 1989
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Awards
- Alpha Omega Alpha 1989 Medical Honor Society
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