Dr. Laura Rachelle Gaffney M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
6535 North Charles Street Suite 300 Towson MD, 21204Rating
3/5
About
Dr. Laura Gaffney is a psychiatrist practicing in Towson, MD. Dr. Gaffney is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Gaffney diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Gaffney 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. Gaffney treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Univ of Md Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1995
University of Maryland School of Medicine 1995
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The relationship between social skills and adolescent drinking.
- Factors associated with smoking behavior in adolescent girls.
- A multiple-choice test to measure social skills in delinquent and nondelinquent adolescent girls.
- A comparison of social skills in delinquent and nondelinquent adolescent girls using a behavioral role-playing inventory.
- An exploration of the relationship between expression of hostility and the anxiety disorders.
- Social skills, expectancies, and drinking in adolescents.
Treatments
- Bipolar Disorder
- Anxiety
- Eating Disorders
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (ptsd)
- Anorexia
- Adjustment Disorder
- Bulimia Nervosa
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