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Dr. Jacqueline Olds MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
30 Hillside Avenue Cambridge MA, 02140About
Dr. Jacqueline Olds is a psychiatrist practicing in Cambridge, MA. Dr. Olds is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Olds diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Olds 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. Olds treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Tufts Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 1971
Tufts University School of Medicine 1971
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Awards
- American Psychiatric Association 1990 Fellow
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. James Ciora Beck MD PHD34 Bates St Cambridge MA 02140
- Dr. Ariel David Otero M.D.205 WALDEN ST CAMBRIDGE MA 02140
- Dr. Mark Green MD90 Sherman St Cambridge MA 02140
- Dr. Richard S Schwartz M.D.30 Hillside Ave Cambridge MA 02140
- Dr. David J Anick M.D.2500 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge MA 02140
- Dr. Leah Joan Dickstein M.D.35 Walden St Cambridge MA 02140
Nearest Hospitals
MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITALl
330 MOUNT AUBURN STREET CAMBRIDGE MA 2138CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCEl
1493 CAMBRIDGE STREET CAMBRIDGE MA 2138FRANCISCAN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & REHAB CENTERl
30 WARREN STREET BRIGHTON MA 2135