Dr. Joseph P Horrigan MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
Five Moore Drive Glaxosmithkline Durham NC, 27709About
Dr. Joseph Horrigan is a psychiatrist practicing in Durham, NC. Dr. Horrigan is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Horrigan diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Horrigan 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. Horrigan treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Univ of Rochester Sch of Med & Dentistry, Rochester Ny 1988
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Present and future pharmacotherapeutic options for adult attention
- Analysis of electrocardiographic data following use of paroxetine in pediatric depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- Bupropion extended release compared with escitalopram: effects on sexual functioning and antidepressant efficacy in 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies.
- Clinical features of patients with treatment-emergent suicidal behavior following initiation of paroxetine therapy.
- Measuring anxiety as a treatment endpoint in youth with autism spectrum disorder.
- A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 16-week study of the H3 receptor antagonist, GSK239512 as a monotherapy in subjects with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease.
- Measuring social communication behaviors as a treatment endpoint in individuals with autism spectrum disorder.
- Guanfacine for PTSD nightmares.
- Diet and the atypical neuroleptics.
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