Dr. Leah G Dickerson MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
460 Spring St Jeffersonville IN, 47130About
Dr. Leah Dickerson is a psychiatrist practicing in Jeffersonville, IN. Dr. Dickerson is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Dickerson diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Dickerson 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. Dickerson treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
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University of Louisville School of Medicine 1990
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