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Dr. Leah Joan Dickstein M.D.

Psychiatrist | Psychiatry

35 Walden St Cambridge MA, 02140
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Dr. Leah Dickstein is a psychiatrist practicing in Cambridge, MA. Dr. Dickstein is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Dickstein diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Dickstein 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. Dickstein treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.

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University of Louisville School of Medicine 1970

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Leah Dickstein, MD

35 Walden St -
Cambridge, MA 02140
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