Dr. Walter Jacobson MD

Psychiatrist - Northridge, CA

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Dr. Walter Jacobson specializes in psychiatry in Northridge, California. Details of Dr. Jacobson's 35 years experience as an MD, his hospital affiliation and education at University of Wisconsin are available on your free doctor report.

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Dr. Walter Jacobson
18300 Roscoe Blvd
4th Floor
Northridge, CA 91325

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Walter Jacobson 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.. He obtained board certification from the member board for Psychiatry.

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Hospital Affiliations

A hospital affiliation covers any doctor who has an affiliation, association or admitting privilege with a hospital. A doctor's particular affiliation to a specific hospital can translate to the overall quality of that provider.

Dr. Jacobson is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Northridge Hospital Medical Center
18300 Roscoe Blvd
Northridge, CA

License

Dr. Walter Jacobson has been confirmed to have a license in California.

Education

Dr. Jacobson attended medical school at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and graduated in 1977 having 35 years experience. Additional residency training in Psychiatry was conducted at UCLA/San Fernando Valley Pschiatry Residency Training Program.

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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.