BioPsychoSocial Medical Office, Inc.
Kamal Artin, MD
Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
4482 Barranca Pkway, Ste 130
Irvine, CA 92604
ph: 949-451-1789
fax: 949-451-1431
Services
For psychosocial issues such as temperamental, family, relationship, job, and behavioral difficulties our psychologist and social worker colleagues are a more cost effective source of care. If your therapists or physicians suspect that you might have a "chemical imbalance" along other psychosocial issues, seeing a psychiatrist is warranted. Although medication management is an important part of my practice, I do not do medication management only . Listening to your description of challenges you face/d in life and giving you feedbacks is my job too, until you have overcome your excessive symptoms and able to live with mild ones!
- Initial comprehensive evaluation of biological, psychological, and social factors that might affects one’s mental health.
- Follow up individual, family, and group session ranging form 30 to 45 minutes and include therapeutic and administrative part of your care.
- Consultation for other providers such as primary care physicians, psychologists, and social workers, who refer patients that have not responded adequately to routine interventions.
- Office based short term detoxification from alcohol, Benzodiazepine, and opiate for motivated and medically stable patients.
- Testing such as personality traits screening, Wechsler Intelligent Scale WAIS III for ages 16-89, WISC IV for ages 6-16, and CPT II and Conner's for ADHD.
- Presentations on various medical, psychological, and social themes for public and professionals.
- Consultation for assertive and fair conflict resolution at home, work, and more
On Medications with dependecny potential:
Practice of medicine is often based on combining science and art; while the former is constant among practitioners, the later varies based on style, experience, and opinion. Most patients refer to me might have signs of affective disorder spectrum which ranges form mild symptoms of dysthymia and cyclothymia to severe symptoms of melancholia and psychotic mania. In the long run, these disorders usually respond better to antidepressants, mood stabilizers, and neuroleptics. With this in mind, and due to their dependency potential, I rather avoid prescribing stimulants, benzodiazepines, and narcotic pain medications except for detoxification. Of course some patients have benefited and continue to benefit form such medications. If you need any medications with dependency potential in the long run, you are best served to see an expert with subspecialty in in ADHD/ADD, anxiety disorders, and chronic pain respectively.
Billing:
We accept few insurances but not all. Please check with our office for details.
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4482 Barranca Pkway, Ste 130
Irvine, CA 92604
ph: 949-451-1789
fax: 949-451-1431
