Dr. Patrick Conan Tapia M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
619 19th St S Birmingham AL, 35249About
Dr. Patrick Tapia is a psychiatrist practicing in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Tapia is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Tapia diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Tapia 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. Tapia 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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- Sublethal mitochondrial stress with an attendant stoichiometric augmentation of reactive oxygen species may precipitate many of the beneficial alterations in cellular physiology produced by caloric restriction, intermittent fasting, exercise and diet
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