Dr. Andrew Jerome Lancia M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
221 Ne Glen Oak Ave Peoria IL, 61636About
Dr. Andrew Lancia is a psychiatrist practicing in Peoria, IL. Dr. Lancia is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Lancia diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Lancia 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. Lancia treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Creighton University School of Medicine 2006
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Bipolar Disorder
- Anxiety
- Psychosis
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (ptsd)
- Adjustment Disorder
- Schizophrenia
Professional Society Memberships
- American Psychological Association, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine
Articles and Publications
Lancia, A. J., Williams, E. A., McKnight, L.V., Zahm, D. S. Vulnerabilities of ventral mesencephalic neurons projecting to the nucleus accumbens following infusions of 6-hydroxydopamine into the medial forebrain bundle in the rat. Brain Research. 2004 Jan 30. 997(1): 119-127.
Tan, Y., Lancia, A. J., Zahm, D. S. On the altered expression of tyrosine hydroxylase and calbindin-D 28kD immunoreactivities and viability of neurons in the ventral tegmental area of Tsai following injections of 6-hydroxydopamine in the medial forebrain bundle in the rat. Brain Research. 2000 Jun 30. 869(1-2): 56-68.
What do you attribute your success to?
Hard work, good education and his mentors Dr. Malin and Dr. Black.
Hobbies / Sports
- Family Time
Favorite professional publications
- Psychosomatics Journal, Journal of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine
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