Dr. Kenric William Hammond M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
116m American Lake Division Va Puget Sound Tacoma WA, 98493About
Dr. Kenric Hammond is a psychiatrist practicing in Tacoma, WA. Dr. Hammond is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Hammond diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Hammond 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. Hammond treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Univ of Ca, San Diego, Sch of Med, La Jolla Ca 1974
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Are electronic medical records trustworthy? Observations on copying, pasting and duplication.
- Nursing documentation usage analysis.
- Computerized provider documentation: findings and implications of a multisite study of clinicians and administrators.
- Decisions about Renal Replacement Therapy in Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease in the US Department of Veterans Affairs, 2000-2011.
- Schizophrenia in Palau: a descriptive study.
- A computerized psychiatric treatment planning system.
- Male predominance among Palauan schizophrenics.
- Computerized TD reminders.
- Treatment planning: implications for structure of the CPR.
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