Dr. Meera Venkataraman Prakash M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
169 Minnisink Rd North Jersey Develop Totowa NJ, 07512Rating
3/5
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Dr. Meera Prakash is a psychiatrist practicing in Totowa, NJ. Dr. Prakash is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Prakash diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Prakash 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. Prakash treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Grant Medical College - Bombay Universiry 1978
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Inverse Marcus Gunn phenomenon.
- Identification of a novel, putative cataract-causing allele in CRYAA (G98R) in an Indian family.
- Prevalence of overweight/obesity among the medical students, Malaysia.
- Malaria presenting as atypical depression.
- Emergency cesarean section in peripartum cardiomyopathy.
- Comparison of equiosmolar concentrations of hypertonic saline and mannitol for intraoperative lax brain in patients undergoing craniotomy.
- ECG artefacts mimicking atrial flutter in posterior fossa surgery.
- Postoperative analgesia after inguinal hernia repair - Comparison of ropivacaine with bupivacaine: A randomized controlled trial.
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