Dr. Melinda Louise Young M.D.
Adolescent Psychiatrist | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
43 Quail Ct #110 Walnut Creek CA, 94596About
Dr. Melinda Young practices Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in Walnut Creek, CA. Dr. Young 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. Young seeks to improve each patients quality of life.
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University of California 1982
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