Dr. Francis J Mcmahon MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
35 Convent Dr Room 1a202 Bethesda MD, 20892About
Dr. Francis Mcmahon is a psychiatrist practicing in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Mcmahon is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Mcmahon diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Mcmahon 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. Mcmahon 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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- Genome scans for susceptibility genes in bipolar affective disorder.
- NEDD4L on human chromosome 18q21 has multiple forms of transcripts and is a homologue of the mouse Nedd4-2 gene.
- Genetic association mapping at the crossroads: which test and why? Overview and practical guidelines.
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- Can long-range microsatellite data be used to predict short-range linkage
- Additional, physically ordered markers increase linkage signal for bipolar disorder on chromosome 18q22.
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- Placental metastasis. Review of the literature and report of a case of metastatic melanoma.
- Genetic linkage and association studies in bipolar affective disorder: a time for optimism.
- Defining haplotype blocks and tag single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the human genome.
- Findings in an independent sample support an association between bipolar affective disorder and the G72/G30 locus on chromosome 13q33.
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