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Dr. Patrick Dowling 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., Child PsychiatryChild Psychiatry
A psychiatrist with additional training in the diagnosis and treatment of developmental, behavioral, emotional, and mental disorders of childhood and adolescence. and Forensic PsychiatryForensic Psychiatry
A psychiatrist who focuses on the interrelationships between psychiatry and civil, criminal, and administrative law. This specialist evaluates individuals involved with the legal system and provides specialized treatment to those incarcerated in jails, prisons, and forensic psychiatry hospitals.. He obtained board certification from the member board for Psychiatry.

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Education

Dr. Dowling attended medical school at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and graduated in 1965 having 47 years experience. Additional Child Psychiatry training was conducted at Tulane University Hospital and Clinics. Additional Psychiatry training was conducted at Topeka State Hospital.

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Patients may also know Dr. Patrick Dowling MD as:

• Patrick J Dowling
• P Dowling

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