Dr. Gary S Figiel M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
5505 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd Ne Suite 230 Atlanta GA, 30342About
Dr. Gary Figiel is a psychiatrist practicing in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Figiel is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Figiel diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Figiel 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. Figiel treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
St Louis Univ Sch of Med, St Louis Mo 1985
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 1985
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Geriatric Psychiatry
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Inhibition of return in children with perinatal brain injury.
- MR assessment of pituitary gland morphology in healthy volunteers: age- and gender-related differences.
- ECT and delirium in Parkinson's disease.
- Multiple sclerosis and ECT: possible value of gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance scans for identifying high-risk patients.
- MRI quantification.
- Long-term safety and tolerability of rivastigmine in patients with Alzheimer's disease switched from donepezil: an open-label extension study.
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)--morphometric study.
- In vivo stereological assessment of human cerebellar volume: effects of gender and age.
- Magnetic resonance imaging in idiopathic hypopituitarism.
- Magnetic resonance evaluation of the midbrain in Parkinson's disease.
- Brain surface cortical sulcal lengths: quantification with three-dimensional MR imaging.
- Electroconvulsive therapy in a depressed patient receiving bupropion.
- Caffeine augmentation of ECT.
- Subcortical structural changes in ECT-induced delirium.
- In vivo assessment of pituitary gland volume with magnetic resonance imaging: the effect of age.
Treatments
- Bipolar Disorder
- Anxiety
- Psychosis
- Dementia
- Insomnia
Dr. Gary S Figiel M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 5505 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd Ne Suite 230
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