Dr. Sandra E. Dickens, MD

Expert Publications

• Sexual dysfunction before antidepressant therapy in major depression.
• Antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction during treatment with moclobemide, paroxetine, sertraline, and venlafaxine.
• Predictors of success and satisfaction in the practice of psychiatry: a preliminary follow-up study.
• Faking specific disorders: a study of the Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms (SIRS).
• Measuring depressive symptoms in the naturalistic primary-care setting.
• Decision making in psychiatric civil commitment: an experimental analysis.
• Personality and symptom profiles of the angry hostile depressed patient.
• Differential pharmacological treatment response in high angry hostile and low angry hostile depressed patients: a retrospective analysis.
• Self-report ratings and informants' ratings of personalities of depressed outpatients.

Media Releases

Get to know Internist Dr. Sandra E. Dickens, who serves patients in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Dr. Dickens is a well-versed internist specializing in the medical treatment of adults. She is affiliated with Cincinnati VA Medical Center.

Cincinnati VA is an affiliated teaching hospital, providing a full range of patient care services, with state-of-the-art technology, medical education, and research. The Medical Center provides comprehensive health care through primary care, dentistry, specialty outpatient services, and tertiary care in areas of medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and neurology. A Community Living Center (CLC) is located adjacent to the Cincinnati VA Medical Center that provides hospice, palliative care, short-term rehab and long-term care. 

Back in 1991, Dr. Dickens graduated with her medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She then went on to perform her residency in internal medicine at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, completing her training in 1994. 

With over three decades of experience, she is board-certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Licensed to practice medicine in Ohio and Kentucky, Dr. Dickens is a member of the American College of Physicians and the Society of Hospital Medicine.

Internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. Physicians specializing in internal medicine are called internists. They manage and prevent common and complex diseases by providing comprehensive care and promoting overall well-being.

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