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Dr. Jeffrey Jay Rakofsky MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
2004 Ridgewood Dr Ne Suite 218 Atlanta GA, 30322About
Dr. Jeffrey Rakofsky is a psychiatrist practicing in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Rakofsky is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Rakofsky diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Rakofsky 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. Rakofsky treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A simple question answered: adding moderate-dosage lithium does not help patients with bipolar disorder.
- Prevalence of major depressive disorder and socio-demographic correlates: Results of a representative household epidemiological survey in Beijing, China.
- Corrigendum to: "Prevalence of major depressive disorder and socio-demographic correlates: Results of a representative household epidemiological survey in Beijing, China" [J. Affect. Disord. 179 (2015) 74-81].
- Acute Swedish Massage Monotherapy Successfully Remediates Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Proof-of-Concept, Randomized Controlled Study.
- Before You Send Out that Survey: The Nuts and Bolts of Implementing a Medical Student Survey Study.
- Low post-traumatic stress disorder rate in Chinese in Beijing, China.
- Measuring Burnout Among Psychiatry Clerkship Directors.
- Massage therapy decreases cancer-related fatigue: Results from a randomized early phase trial.
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