Dr. William Charles Wirshing M.D.
Geriatric Psychiatrist | Geriatric Psychiatry
6433 Topanga Canyon Blvd #429 Canoga Park CA, 91303About
Dr. William Wirshing is a geriatric psychiatrist practicing in Canoga Park, CA. Dr. Wirshing specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, particularly in older adults. Patients who visit geriatric psychiatrists typically look for help with problems like memory loss, depression, difficulty coping with change, stress, dementia, anxiety and more. Older adults may also experience emotional distress after being diagnosed with a disease as well. Dr. Wirshing helps patients after a comprehensive diagnostic exam so the root of their problems can be treated.
Education and Training
Univ of Ca, Los Angeles, Ucla Sch of Med, Los Angeles Ca 1982
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The effects of dopaminergic D2 stimulation and blockade on smoking behavior.
- Novel antipsychotics: comparison of weight gain liabilities.
- Risperidone in treatment-refractory schizophrenia.
- Hepatic encephalopathy associated with combined clozapine and divalproex sodium treatment.
- Bromocriptine reduces cigarette smoking.
- Risperidone-associated new-onset diabetes.
- Clozapine and haloperidol in moderately refractory schizophrenia: a 6-month randomized and double-blind comparison.
- Movement disorders associated with neuroleptic treatment.
- Scales to assess efficacy and safety of pharmacologic agents in the treatment of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.
- In a perfect world none of this would concern us.
- Fluphenazine plasma level monitoring for patients receiving fluphenazine decanoate.
- Possible association of QTc interval prolongation with co-administration of quetiapine and lovastatin.
- Delusions associated with quetiapine-related weight redistribution.
- Supplementing clinic-based skills training with manual-based community support sessions: effects on social adjustment of patients with schizophrenia.
- Sleep apnea associated with antipsychotic-induced obesity.
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