Dr. Sanjay Sarikonda Rao M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
5555 Grossmont Center Dr Sharp Grossmont Hosp La Mesa CA, 91942About
Dr. Sanjay Rao is a psychiatrist practicing in La Mesa, CA. Dr. Rao is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Rao diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Rao 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. Rao treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Flinders University of South Australia School of Medicine 2001
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Areca nut in pathogenesis of oral submucous fibrosis: revisited.
- Oral field cancerization: current evidence and future perspectives.
- Nevoid-basal cell carcinoma syndrome: a case report and overview on diagnosis and management.
- Pentoxifylline in patients with oral submucous fibrosis-a randomized clinical trial.
Treatments
- Bipolar Disorder
- Anxiety
- Psychosis
- Schizophrenia
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