Dr. John Patrick Shields DO
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
4 Allegheny Ctr 8th Fl Agh Psychiatr Pittsburgh PA, 15212About
Dr. John Shields is a psychiatrist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Shields is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Shields diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Shields 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. Shields treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Vanderbilt Univ Sch of Med, Nashville Tn 1995
Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Med 1999
Board Certification
Emergency MedicineAmerican Board of Emergency MedicineABEM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Neural differentiation of human embryonic stem cells at the ultrastructural level.
- Impact of victimization on risk of suicide among lesbian, gay, and bisexual high school students in San Francisco.
- Estimating population size and demographic characteristics of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth in middle school.
- Thermodesulfobacterium geofontis sp. nov., a hyperthermophilic, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from Obsidian Pool, Yellowstone National Park.
- Help-seeking in the school context: understanding Chinese American adolescents' underutilization of school health services.
- The relationship between use of school-based health centers and student-reported school assets.
- Health risks, race, and adolescents' use of school-based health centers: policy and service recommendations.
- School-Based Protective Factors Related to Suicide for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents.
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