Nicole Baker, MD

Geriatric Psychiatrist

Dr. Nicole Baker is a Geriatric Psychiatrist in Travis Air Force Base, CA with special training and skill in studying and addressing mental illness in older adults. As a Geriatric Psychiatrist, Nicole Baker, MD performs mental health assessments, therapies, diet and lifestyle recommendations, and medication prescription. Geriatric Psychiatry is a psychiatry subspecialty focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of emotional and mental disorders in seniors. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Geriatric Psychiatrists include depression, anxiety, alienation, agitation, psychosis, dementia, and Alzheimer's Disease. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Geriatric Psychiatrists include mental health assessments, psychological therapy protocols, and medication prescriptions.

Geriatric Psychiatry is a subspecialty with psychiatric expertise in prevention, evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders in the elderly, and improvement of psychiatric care for healthy and ill elderly patients.

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