Dr. Joseph J. Parks M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
FAMILY HEALTH CENTER OF BOONE COUNTY COLUMBIA MO, 35203About
Dr. Joseph Parks is a psychiatrist practicing in COLUMBIA, MO. Dr. Parks is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Parks diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Parks 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. Parks treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Commentary: government perspective.
- Pharmacy costs: finding a role for quality.
- A successful partnership to improve prescribing practices.
- Implementing practice guidelines: lessons from public mental health settings.
- State mental health policy: mending Missouri's safety net: transforming systems of care by integrating primary and behavioral health care.
- Effects of adopting a smoke-free policy in state psychiatric hospitals.
- The Role of Clinical Setting and Management Approach in Metabolic Testing Among Youths and Adults Treated With Antipsychotics.
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