Gambling Addiction Center - Brookline, MABrookline Psychiatrist Doctors for Gambling AddictionType of Physician: Psychiatrist What is a Psychiatrist? A certification by the Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Practitioners are skilled in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mental, addictive, and emotional disorders. They are trained to understand the biological, psychological, and social components of illness. Psychiatrists are qualified to order diagnostic laboratory tests and prescribe medication, as well as to evaluate and treat psychological and interpersonal problems. They are also prepared to intervene with individuals and families who are coping with stress, crises, and other problems in living. Specialty: Psychiatry Common Name: Psychiatrist Doctors in Brookline * Michael I Bennett MD  James Harburger MD  Robert Goisman Md  Rafael D Ornstein MD  Frederick Meisel MD  Steven I Shapiro MD  Philip R Burke MD  Elizabeth Childs MD PC  Patricia V Cossio MD  Derek D Polonsky MD  Derek D Polonsky MD  Christopher C Gates MD  Mark R Gloss MD  Charles A Henry MD  Derek D Polonsky MD  Nancy C Nitenson MD  Derek D Polonsky MD  Martha Praught MD  Derek D Polonsky MD  Derek D Polonsky MD  William W Kates MD  Beth Israel Deacnss Med Ctr  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute  Michael Bohnert MD  Joslin Diabetes Center  Arbour-HRI Hospital  Arbour-HRI Hospital  Albert Hyman MD  Beth Israel Deaconness Med Ctr  Beth Israel Deaconness Med Ctr  Brigham & Womens Hosp Nrlgy  Clinica Hispana  Jane T Schwartz MD  Brookline Psychiatry  Max Geller MD  Bennett S Gurian MD  Donna M Mathias MD  Brookline Center  Brookline Center  Robert M Weiner MD  Brookline Center  Kenneth R Zack MD  Bennett & Bennett MDs  Massachusetts Mental Hlth Ctr  Childrens Hospital Boston Psych  Massachusetts Mental Hlth Ctr  Massachusetts Mental Hlth Ctr  Massachusetts Mental Hlth Ctr  Massachusetts Mental Hlth Ctr  Brigham & Womens Hospital PSY  Boston University Psychiatry  Miriam D Mazor MD  Massachusetts Mental Hlth Ctr  Arbour Counseling  Anthony E Raynes MD  Massachusetts Mental Hlth Ctr  Arbour Counseling  Boston University Psychiatry  Boston University Psychiatry  Carlos Salzman MD  Massachusetts Mental Hlth Ctr  Boston University Psychiatry  Massachusetts Mental Hlth Ctr  Beth Israel Dcnss Med Ctr Psych  Beth Israel Dcnss Med Ctr Psych  Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr  Cognitive Neurology Unit  Beth Israel Deaconess Mdcl Cntr  Brigham Psychiatric Services  Jerome L Bass MD  Beacon Street Cnslng Psych Asso  Harvard Vanguard Medical Assocs  Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr  Brigham Behavioral Neurology  Brigham Psychiatric Services  Jonathan Florman Md  Harvard Vanguard Medical Assocs  Brigham Psychiatric Services  Brigham Psychiatric Services  Harvard Vanguard Medical Assocs  Brigham Behavioral Neurology  Brigham Psychiatric Services  Harvard Vngrd Mdcl Assoc Psych  Daniel J Jackson MD  Martha Eliott Health Center  Arbour Hospital Psychiatry  Maggie T Wilson MD  Southern Jamaica Plain Hlth Ctr  Alicia S Gavalya MD  Children's Collaborative  Steward Physicians Med Ctr PSY  Center For Anxiety At Bostn Unv  Robert F Kenerson MD  Harvard Business School Health  Liliana T Smurawska MD  The Spot Young Adult Center  Gregory J Brodsky MD  Arbour Partial Hospitalization  Arbour Counseling Services Brookline, MassachusettsUpcoming Local Events2013-07-04
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