Dr. Mark Shukhman MD
Addiction Psychiatrist | Addiction Medicine
4711 Golf Rd Suite 1200 Skokie IL, 60076About
Dr. Mark Shukhman is a psychiatrist in private practice. Dr. Shukhman evaluates, diagnoses, and treats people who suffer from depression, anxiety, ADHD, addiction, probelms with sleep, sex, appetite, energy level, memory problems, etc.
When possible, we use Vitamins, supplements, adjustment of hormones, antiinflammatory treatments etc in addition or, in some cases, instead of medications.
Our office is very comfortable with medications that are routinely used by other practices: MAOI, TCA, Spravato, Ketamine, Vivitrol, Suboxone and other buprenorphine products, Xyrem, Sunosi, LDN and microdoses of other medications, etc.
Education and Training
Chicago Medical School Residency, Psychiatry 1998
Northwestern University Residency in Psychiatry 2000
Northwestern University Fellowship 2002
Board Certification
Addiction Psychiatry (Psychiatry and Neurology)
Geriatric Psychiatry (Psychiatry and Neurology)
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Geriatric Psychiatry
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Dr. Mark Shukhman MD's Expert Contributions
What are some alternatives to antidepressants?
Although it is difficult to answer your question without knowing specifically what kind of depression you have, not all depressions are the same, there are some general principles that can help patients recover, unless it is an emergency. First of all, some of the depressions are caused by general medical conditions. It is very well known that "underactive thyroid", which your PCP will report to you as "your thyroid is OK" (meeting, your numbers are within "normal limits") can cause a lot of symptoms that are very difficult to tease apart from depression. for some females, regulating their hormones work better in an antidepressant. You might have symptoms of depression related to inflammation, vitamins/nutrients imbalance, etc., in our office, we also offer some neurotransmitter labs that can help us choose supplements that will more likely help in your kind of depression. READ MORE
Areas of expertise and specialization
Treatments
- Anxiety
- Eating Disorders
- Opiate Dependence
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (adhd)
Areas of research
Low Dose Naltrexone
Medication assisted psychotherapy
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