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Dr. Margaret Altemus identified specializing in PsychiatryPsychiatry
A psychiatrist specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, addictive, and emotional disorders such as schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance-related disorders, sexual and gender identity disorders, and adjustment disorders. The psychiatrist is able to understand the biologic, psychologic, and social components of illness, and therefore is uniquely prepared to treat the whole person. A psychiatrist is qualified to order diagnostic laboratory tests and to prescribe medications, evaluate and treat psychologic and interpersonal problems, and to intervene with families who are coping with stress, crises, and other problems in living.. She obtained board certification from the member board for Psychiatry.

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Dr. Altemus is affiliated with 2 hospitals:

New York Presbyterian Hospital
21 Bloomingdale Rd
White Plains, NY

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License

Dr. Margaret Altemus has been confirmed to have a license in New York.

Education

Dr. Altemus attended medical school at Georgetown University School of Medicine and graduated in 1983 having 29 years experience. Additional Psychiatry training was conducted at Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health. Additional Psychiatry training was conducted at Connecticut Mental Health Center. Additional Psychiatry training was conducted at Greenwich Hospital.

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