Dr. Bruce J. Cohen M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
Uva Hospital W Hospital Drive Charlottesville VA, 22908About
Dr. Bruce Cohen is a psychiatrist practicing in Charlottesville, VA. Dr. Cohen is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Cohen diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Cohen 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. Cohen treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Johns Hopkins Univ Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1989
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Forensic Psychiatry
UrologyAmerican Board of UrologyABU- 1995
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineAwards
- Resident Teaching Award, 1999 University of VA Dept of Psychiatric Medicine
- American Psychiatric Association 2000 Excellence in Medical Student Education Award
- Basic Science Teaching Award, 2000 University of Virginia School of Medicine
- American Psych Assn, American Psych Assn 2005 Fellow
- Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2005 University of VA
- UVA Medical Student Association 2010 Basic Science Teaching Award
- UVA Psychiatry Residents 2010 Resident Teaching Award
Fellowships
- Forensic Psychiatry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA USA 1994
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