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Dr. Michael T. Compton MD, MPH
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
The Emory Clinic Department Of Psychiatry 1365 Clifton Road, S Atlanta GA, 30322About
Dr. Michael Compton is a psychiatrist practicing in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Compton is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Compton diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Compton 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. Compton treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Board Certification
Preventative MedicineAmerican Board of Preventative MedicineABPM
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Risperidone-induced ejaculatory disturbances.
- The Association of Hygieia with Asklepios in Graeco-Roman Asklepieion medicine.
- Antipsychotic-induced hyperprolactinemia and sexual dysfunction.
- Internet delusions.
- Keratoconus and psychosis.
- Olanzapine-associated priapism.
- Considering schizophrenia from a prevention perspective.
- Observations on parent/family factors that may influence the duration of untreated psychosis among African American first-episode schizophrenia-spectrum patients.
- Physicians as citizens.
- Duration of untreated psychosis significantly associated with positive symptoms one year after treatment.
- Barriers to initial outpatient treatment engagement following first hospitalization for a first episode of nonaffective psychosis: a descriptive case series.
- Social environment factors associated with suicide attempt among low-income African Americans: the protective role of family relationships and social support.
- Self-reported psychotic symptoms predict impulsivity among African-American patients in an urban non-psychiatric medical setting.
- Smoking behavior in persons with a schizophrenia-spectrum disorder: a qualitative investigation of the transtheoretical model.
- Physical activity counseling in the adult primary care setting: position statement of the American College of Preventive Medicine.
Dr. Michael T. Compton MD, MPH's Practice location
Practice At The Emory Clinic Department Of Psychiatry 1365 Clifton Road, Suite B
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Joseph Cubells MD201 Dowman Dr NE Atlanta GA 30322
- Dr. Angel Luis Perez MD1365 Clifton Rd Ne Atlanta GA 30322
- Dr. Scott Firestone MDTHE EMORY CLINIC DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY ATLANTA GA 30322
- Dr. Shannon S Croft M.D.2004 Ridgewood Dr Ne Atlanta GA 30322
- Dr. D. jeffrey Newport MDThe Emory Clinic Department Of Psychiatry Atlanta GA 30322
- Dr. Teresa Cone M.D.2004 Ridgewood Dr Ne Atlanta GA 30322
Nearest Hospitals
CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA AT EGLESTONl
1405 CLIFTON ROAD, NE ATLANTA GA 30322EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITALl
1364 CLIFTON ROAD, NE ATLANTA GA 30322PIEDMONT HOSPITALl
1968 PEACHTREE RD NW ATLANTA GA 30309