Forensic Psychiatrist & Neurologist
Dr. Benjamin A. Carey is a Forensic Psychiatrist & Neurologist in Novato, CA
with special training and skill in at least general psychiatry, certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN).
As a Forensic Psychiatrist & Neurologist, Benjamin A. Carey, MD performs
evaluations on and provides specialized treatment for incarcerated and litigation bound patients. Forensic Psychiatry & Neurology is
the study and medical care at the crossroads of law (criminal, administrative, and civil) and psychiatry. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Forensic Psychiatrists & Neurologists include anxiety disorders, clinical depression, personality disorders, and schizophrenia.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Forensic Psychiatrists & Neurologists
include assessing and preventing a patient's risk of harm to themselves and others, testifying in courts, providing psychotherapy, collaborating with social and health care professionals, and helping to design treatment facilities.
Forensic Psychiatry is a subspecialty with psychiatric focus on interrelationships with civil, criminal and administrative law, evaluation and specialized treatment of individuals involved with the legal system, incarcerated in jails, prisons, and forensic psychiatry hospitals.
Forensic Psychiatrists Neurologists in Novato, CA
Independent Medical Examiner
A special evaluator not involved with the medical care of the individual examinee that impartially evaluates the care being provided by other practitioners to clarify clinical, disability, liability or other case issues.
Independent Medical Examiners in Novato, CA
Addiction Psychiatrist
Dr. Benjamin A. Carey is an Addiction Psychiatrist in Novato, CA
with special training and skill in diagnosing and treating physical causes of mental health disorders that co-occur with or contribute to substance addiction.
As an Addiction Psychiatrist, Benjamin A. Carey, MD performs
medical diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders that may lead to or worsen substance addiction. Addiction Psychiatry is
a medical specialty focusing on diagnosing and treating mental health disorders that may play a role in or are co-occurring with substance addiction. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Addiction Psychiatrists include anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other disorders that can cause or worsen addiction to alcohol, illegal drugs, and prescription drugs.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Addiction Psychiatrists
include conducting patient interviews, creating treatment plans, recommending diagnostic MRI, CT, or x-ray imaging, prescribing medication, creating diagnoses of mental health disorders, and referring patients to other medical specialists as needed.
Addiction Psychiatry is a subspecialty of psychiatry that focuses on evaluation and treatment of individuals with alcohol, drug, or other substance-related disorders, and of individuals with dual diagnosis of substance-related and other psychiatric disorders.
Addiction Psychiatrists in Novato, CA
