Dr. Benjamin Lloyd Parker MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
425 BROADWAY ST PADUCAH KY, 42001About
Dr. Benjamin Parker is a psychiatrist practicing in PADUCAH, KY. Dr. Parker is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Parker diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Parker 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. Parker treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
University of Kentucky College of Medicine 1985
Provider Details
Treatments
- Bipolar Disorder
- Anxiety
- Psychosis
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (ptsd)
- Schizophrenia
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