Dr. Robert Douglas Forsten D.O.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
9040 JACKSON AVE TACOMA WA, 98431About
Dr. Robert Forsten is a psychiatrist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Forsten is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Forsten diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Forsten 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. Forsten treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
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Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Preparing soldiers for the stress of combat.
- Residual effects of combat-related mild traumatic brain injury.
- Relationship of combat experiences and alcohol misuse among U.S. Special Operations Soldiers.
- The effects of combat-related mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI): Does blast mTBI history matter?
- PTSD symptom severity and sensitivity to blood, injury, and mutilation in U.S. army special operations soldiers.
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