
Dr. Lea C Watson MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
101 Manning Dr Chapel Hill NC, 27599About
Dr. Lea Watson is a psychiatrist practicing in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Watson is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Watson diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Watson may treat patients through a variety of methods including medications, psychotherapy or talk therapy, psychosocial interventions and more, depending on each individual case. Different medications that a psychiatrist might prescribe include antidepressants, antipsychotic mediations, mood stabilizers, stimulants, sedatives and hypnotics. Dr. Watson treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Geriatric Psychiatry
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Characteristics associated with depression in long-term care residents with dementia.
- Older adults' beliefs about physician-estimated life expectancy: a cross-sectional survey.
- Depression in assisted living is common and related to physical burden.
- Practical depression screening in residential care/assisted living: five methods compared with gold standard diagnoses.
- Identifying priorities for patient-centered outcomes research for serious mental illness.
- Performance of Medometer visual tool for measuring medication adherence and comparison with other measures.
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