Dr. Howard L. Houghton, MD
Phychiatrist | Psychiatry
3301 S Providence Rd Bldg E Columbia MO, 65203About
Dr. Howard Houghton is a psychiatrist practicing in Columbia, MO. Dr. Houghton is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Houghton diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Houghton 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. Houghton treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Univ of Ks Sch of Med, Kansas City Ks 1986
UNIV OF KS SCH OF MED 1986
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Using electronic data sources to understand the determinants of psychiatric visit non-adherence.
- Applying concept mapping to solving in-patient mental health recidivism.
- Pharmacokinetics and tolerance of a 24-h infusion of cefotetan disodium (with and without loading dose) in normal Caucasian volunteers.
- Pharmacokinetics and tolerance of single intramuscular doses of cefotetan in normal Caucasian volunteers.
- The pharmacokinetics of cefotetan excretion in the unobstructed biliary tree.
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