
Dr. Carolyn Elizabeth Benson M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
1111 Elmwood Ave Rochester NY, 14620About
Dr. Carolyn Benson is a psychiatrist practicing in Rochester, NY. Dr. Benson is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Benson diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Benson 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. Benson treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians And Surgeons, New York Ny 1990
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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- Dr. Joseph Robert Carbone DPM490 TITUS AVE ROCHESTER NY 14617
- Dr. Michael Paul Twist DO601 Elmwood Ave Box 777R Rochester NY 14642
- Dr. Robert Weisman D.O.2613 W Henrietta Rd Rochester NY 14623
- Mr. John B Schubmehl MD1000 PITTSFORD VICTOR RD STE 20 PITTSFORD NY 14534
- Dr. Gerhardt Stefan Wagner M.D., PH.D.100 PINEWILD DR ROCHESTER NY 14606
- Dr. Andrea J. Sandoz MD1000 Elmwood Ave Rochester NY 14620
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