Dr. Muhammad A. Rahim Haqqani, MD

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Get to know Psychiatrist Dr. Muhammad A. Rahim Haqqani, who serves patients in Frisco, Texas.

An outstanding and trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Haqqani welcomes new patients at Frisco Behavioral Health Group, LLC in Frisco, Texas.

Assisting individuals and families, Frisco Behavioral Health Group, LLC has been established to provide state-of-the-art, comprehensive behavioral healthcare on an outpatient basis. With a widely diversified clinical staff, the practice offers a broad range of services, including diagnostic evaluations, counseling/psychotherapy, medication management, addictions treatment, support groups, psychological and neuropsychological testing, and an onsite lab.  

Back in the early days of his academic career, Dr. Haqqani earned his medical degree from Jinnah Sindh Medical University in Pakistan in 1993. Upon relocating to the United States, he served his residency in psychiatry at John Peter Smith Hospital in Texas in 2004. He also served as a postdoctoral fellow within the Department of Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

With an extensive background in psychiatry, Dr. Haqqani has served as the Medical Director of Dallas Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, as an inpatient psychiatrist at Sundance Hospital, an inpatient psychiatrist at Oceans Plano Hospital, and as the Medical Director of the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit at John Peter Smith Hospital. He has also served as an Assistant Professor at the North Texas Health Science Center at John Peter Smith Hospital and as a staff psychiatrist at the North Texas Affiliated Medical Group in Fort Worth.

A Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the doctor is board-certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). The ABPN is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to serving the professions of psychiatry and neurology.

Licensed to practice medicine in Indiana and Texas, Dr. Haqqani is widely recognized in psychiatric medicine through national speaking promotions on behalf of Janssen Pharmaceutical Corporation, AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical Corporation, as well as speaking engagements on understanding addictions, the history and pharmacology of opioids, pharmacologic treatment of alcoholism, metabolic syndrome and bipolar disorder, lead poisoning and electroconvulsive therapy.   

Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behavior, cognition, and perceptions. Psychiatrists evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. They conduct thorough psychiatric evaluations, develop treatment plans, prescribe medication, and evaluate treatment results.

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