Dr. Mark James Edlund MD, PHD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
228 Shoup Ave W Twin Falls ID, 83301About
Dr. Mark Edlund is a psychiatrist practicing in Twin Falls, ID. Dr. Edlund is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Edlund diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Edlund 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. Edlund treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
University of Michigan Medical School 1997
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Dropping out of mental health treatment: patterns and predictors among epidemiological survey respondents in the United States and Ontario.
- Emergency department visits for depression in the United States.
- Disparities in the adequacy of depression treatment in the United States.
- Self-medication of mental health problems: new evidence from a national survey.
- Comparison of psychiatrists' and other physicians' assessments of their ability to deliver high-quality care.
- Use of prescription psychiatric drugs and religious service attendance.
- Racial and ethnic differences in the mental health problems and use of mental health care.
- Use of mental health care and substance abuse treatment among adults with co-occurring disorders.
- Regular use of prescribed opioids: association with common psychiatric disorders.
- The influence of comorbid chronic medical conditions on the adequacy of depression care for older Americans.
- Perceived need for alcohol, drug, and mental health treatment.
- Religious involvement and the use of mental health care.
- Perceived effectiveness of medications among mental health service users with and
- Geographic variation in alcohol, drug, and mental health services utilization: what are the sources of the variation?
- Risk factors for clinically recognized opioid abuse and dependence among veterans using opioids for chronic non-cancer pain.
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