Dr. Robert B Ostroff MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
60 Washington Ave Suite 304 Hamden CT, 06518About
Dr. Robert Ostroff is a psychiatrist practicing in Hamden, CT. Dr. Ostroff is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Ostroff diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Ostroff 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. Ostroff treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Mechanical Engineering 1976
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Risperidone augmentation of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in major depression.
- Targeted prefrontal cortical activation with bifrontal ECT.
- Combined use of lamotrigine and electroconvulsive therapy in bipolar depression: a case series.
- Imaging onset and propagation of ECT-induced seizures.
- The use of electroconvulsive therapy in postpartum affective disorders.
- Electroconvulsive therapy and cerebral aneurysms.
- Successful Treatment of Tourette Syndrome With Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Case Report.
- Computer-Assisted Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Prevent Relapse Following Electroconvulsive Therapy.
- Successful Treatment With Electroconvulsive Therapy of a Patient With Bipolar Disorder and a 7-mm Cerebral Aneurysm.
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy May Sustain Antidepressant Effects of Intravenous Ketamine in Treatment-Resistant Depression.
- Neuroendocrine aspects of suicidal behavior.
- Neuroendocrine aspects of suicidal behavior.
- Sustained urinary norepinephrine and epinephrine elevation in post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Urinary free-cortisol levels in posttraumatic stress disorder patients.
- The norepinephrine-to-epinephrine ratio in patients with a history of suicide attempts.
Treatments
- Bipolar Disorder
- Psychosis
- Schizophrenia
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