
Dr. Leighton A. Brooks MD
Adolescent Psychiatrist | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
506 Malcolm X Blvd Wp-522 New York NY, 10037About
Dr. Leighton Brooks practices Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in New York, NY. Dr. Brooks evaluates patients throughout childhood and adolescence using many different procedures, in order to determine what treatments must be carried out in order to properly assess their symptoms. Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists are trained and certified to administer psychotherapy, medication, and many other means of treatment. Dr. Brooks seeks to improve each patients quality of life.
Education and Training
Howard Univ Coll of Med, Washington Dc 1997
Howard University College of Medicine 1997
Provider Details
Treatments
- Bipolar Disorder
- Anxiety
- Psychosis
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (ptsd)
- Insomnia
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (adhd)
- Adjustment Disorder
- Schizophrenia
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