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Dr. Ruth Dickinson MD

Psychiatrist - Salt Lake City, UT

Dr. Ruth Dickinson specializes in psychiatry in Salt Lake City, Utah. Details of Dr. Dickinson's 25 years experience as an MD, her hospital affiliation and education at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are available on your free doctor report.

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Primary Location for Dr. Dickinson

Dr. Ruth Dickinson
VA Medical Center
500 Foothill Blvd
Salt Lake City, UT 84148

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Ruth Dickinson 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..

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Hospital Affiliations

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Dr. Dickinson is affiliated with 1 hospital:

VA Medical Center
500 Foothill Blvd
Salt Lake City, UT

Education

Dr. Dickinson attended medical school at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and graduated in 1987 having 25 years experience.

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While there is no proven correlation between the quality of one's educational institution and the quality of one's professional competence, it is often an indicator. Medical schools have various levels of selectivity (some are harder to get into than others), and both the quality of their clinical training and level of research are measured. Additional medical training in both residency and fellowships and the facilities they are conducted at also provide a history of the doctors' level of training and experience.