Dr. Susan P Levine MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
8131 Lake St River Forest IL, 60305About
Dr. Susan Levine is a psychiatrist practicing in River Forest, IL. Dr. Levine is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Levine diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Levine 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. Levine treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Univ of Chicago, Pritzker Sch of Med, Chicago Il 1959
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine 1959
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- What the other children are thinking: brothers and sisters of persons with Down syndrome.
- Having a brother or sister with Down syndrome: perspectives from siblings.
- Self-perceptions from people with Down syndrome.
- Having a son or daughter with Down syndrome: perspectives from mothers and fathers.
- Family perspectives about Down syndrome.
- Corrigendum to "Having a son or daughter with Down syndrome: Perspectives from mothers and fathers. Am J Med Genet Part A 155:2335-2347."
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