
Dr. Sherrill Calvin Checks MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
40 S Church St Suite 105 Westminster MD, 21157About
Dr. Sherrill Checks is a psychiatrist practicing in Westminster, MD. Dr. Checks is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Checks diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Checks 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. Checks treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine 1960
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Practice At 40 S Church St Suite 105
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- Dr. Carol Jean Posner MD6 Cradock Lane Owings Mills MD 21117
- Dr. Laszlo Richard Trazkovich M.D.288 E Green St Westminster MD 21157
- Dr. Judith K Milliken M.D.59 Kate Wagner Rd. Westminster MD 21157
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