Dr. Karen J Shedlack M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
220r Forbes Road Department Of Develo Braintree MA, 02184About
Dr. Karen Shedlack is a psychiatrist practicing in Braintree, MA. Dr. Shedlack is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Shedlack diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Shedlack 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. Shedlack treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Univ Of Ma Med Sch- Worcester Ma 1985
University of Massachusetts / Worcester Campus 1985
University Of Massachusetts Medical School 1985
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The pattern of cerebral activity underlying verbal fluency shown by split-dose single photon emission tomography (SPET or SPECT) in normal volunteers.
- Neuroleptic dosage regimens in psychotic inpatients: a retrospective comparison.
- Assessment and management of patients with intellectual disabilities by psychiatric consultants.
- Geniculocalcarine hyperintensities on brain magnetic resonance imaging associated with visual hallucinations in the elderly.
- Ipsilateral subcortical atrophy associated with temporal lobectomy.
- Rapidly progressive tardive dyskinesia in AIDS.
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