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Dr. Carol Fern Garfein MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
New York Presbyterian Hosptal - Westchester Division 21 Bloomingdale Road White Plains NY, 10605About
Dr. Carol Garfein is a psychiatrist practicing in White Plains, NY. Dr. Garfein is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Garfein diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Garfein 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. Garfein treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Mt Sinai Sch of Med of The City Univ of Ny, New York Ny 1996
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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New York Presbyterian Hosptal - Westchester Division 21 Bloomingdale Road -White Plains, NY 10605Get Direction
New York Presbyterian Hosptal Westchester Division
21 Bloomingdale Road -White Plains, NY 10605Get Direction
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Nearest Hospitals
GREENWICH HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONl
5 PERRYRIDGE RD GREENWICH CT 6830MOUNT SINAI HOSPITALl
ONE GUSTAVE L LEVY PLACE NEW YORK NY 10029LINCOLN MEDICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CENTERl
234 EAST 149TH STREET BRONX NY 10451HARLEM HOSPITAL CENTERl
506 LENOX AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10037WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTERl
100 WOODS RD VALHALLA NY 10595