Dr. Debra Atkisson M.D.
Adolescent Psychiatrist | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
6410 Southwest Blvd Suite 205 Fort Worth TX, 76109About
Dr. Debra Atkisson practices Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in Fort Worth, TX. Dr. Atkisson evaluates patients throughout childhood and adolescence using many different procedures, in order to determine what treatments must be carried out in order to properly assess their symptoms. Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists are trained and certified to administer psychotherapy, medication, and many other means of treatment. Dr. Atkisson seeks to improve each patients quality of life.
Education and Training
Tx Tech Univ Hlth Sci Ctr Sch of Med, Lubbock Tx 1986
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine 1986
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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