Joanna M Polefrone PHD
Psychologist
4655 William Flynn Hwy Suite 124f Allison Park PA, 15101About
Dr. Joanna Polefrone is a psychologist practicing in Allison Park, PA. Dr. Polefrone specializes in the treatment of mental health problems, and helps people to cope with their mental illnesses. As a psychologist, Dr. Polefrone evaluates and treats patients through a variety of methods, most typically being psychotherapy or talk therapy. Patients usually visit Dr. Polefrone because they have been experiencing depression, anxiety, stress or anger for a significant period of time and are seeking help. Psychologists may perform a variety of exams and assessments to diagnose a mental condition.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Effects of six anti-hypertensive medications on cognitive performance.
- Effects of menstrual phase and parental history of hypertension on cardiovascular response to cognitive challenge.
- Parental hypertension, affect, and cardiovascular response to cognitive challenge.
- Appetitive conditioning in neonatal rats: conditioned ingestive responding to stimuli paired with oral infusions of milk.
- Neuropsychological performance of young men who vary in familial risk for hypertension.
- Hypertension and neuropsychological performance in men: interactive effects of age.
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