Dr. Alex J Spadoni MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
210 N Hammes Ave St 108 Joliet IL, 60435About
Dr. Alex Spadoni is a psychiatrist practicing in Joliet, IL. Dr. Spadoni is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Spadoni diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Spadoni 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. Spadoni treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Loyola Univ of Chicago Stritch Sch of Med, Maywood Il 1959
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine 1959
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Effects of convulsive electroshock on serum concentrations of follicle stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, thyroid stimulating hormone and growth hormone in man,.
- Milieu therapy in schizophrenia. A negative result.
- Assertion therapy: the nurse and the psychiatric patient in an acute, short-term hospital setting.
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