Dr. Lawrence P Peterson
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
210 9th St SE Rochester MN, 55904About
Dr. Lawrence Peterson is a psychiatrist practicing in Rochester, MN. Dr. Peterson is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Peterson diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Peterson 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. Peterson treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Univ of Mn Med Sch-Minneapolis, Minneapolis Mn 1971
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Pathogenesis of infection with Bordetella pertussis in hamster tracheal organ culture.
- Pathogenesis of infection with Bordetella pertussis in hamster tracheal organ culture.
- Effect of the oxytocin challenge test on levels of maternal serum unconjugated serum estriol and estetrol pre- and post-test in high-risk pregnancies.
- Relationship between subject examination scores in clerkships and academic and demographic factors.
- Reality orientation: a historical study of patient progress.
- Twenty-seven year old mother with amenorrhea and lower abdominal pain.
- The diagnostic use of the MMPI in organic brain dysfunction.
- The diagnostic use of the MMPI in organic brain dysfunction.
- Factor analytic structure of the short form MMPI items in a VA hospital population.
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