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Dr. Alan Axelson, MD

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry •  Male • Age 78

  
Dr. Axelson

Intercare

180 Fort Couch Rd Ste 304 Pittsburgh, PA 15241
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Dr. Alan Axelson, MD is a child & adolescent psychiatry specialist in Pittsburgh, PA and has been practicing for 54 years. He graduated from University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine in 1966 and specializes in child & adolescent psychiatry and pediatric psychiatry.

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Dr. Axelson accepts the following insurance:

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Personal Choice PPO
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Cigna HMO
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Dr. Axelson's Top Procedures and Conditions

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ADHD and-or ADD
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Treatment Frequency

Dr. Axelson treats ADHD and-or ADD more than 86% of his peers

Dr. Axelson treats this condition more than 86% of his peers

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Psychiatric Diseases
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Dr. Axelson treats Psychiatric Diseases more than 69% of his peers

Dr. Axelson treats this condition more than 69% of his peers

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Anxiety
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Treatment Frequency

Dr. Axelson treats Anxiety more than 68% of his peers

Dr. Axelson treats this condition more than 68% of his peers

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Dr. Axelson's conditions and procedures:

  • ADHD and-or ADD
  • Adjustment Disorder
  • Alcohol-Induced Mental Disorders
  • Alcoholism (Alcohol Dependence)
  • Amphetamine and Other Psychostimulant Dependence
  • Anxiety
  • Autism
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bulimia
  • Cocaine Addiction
  • Combination Drug Dependence
  • Conduct Disorder
  • Developmental and Learning Disorders
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Drug-Induced Mental Disorders
  • Dysthymia (Chronic Depression)
  • Dysthymia and Cyclothymia (Mood Disorders)
  • Eating Disorders
  • Emotional Disturbances of Childhood and Adolescence
  • Hallucinogen Dependence
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Mania
  • Marijuana Addiction
  • Nondependent Alcohol Abuse
  • Nondependent Cocaine Abuse
  • Nondependent Drug and Alcohol Abuse
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Opioid Dependence
  • Personality Disorders
  • Phobia
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Psychiatric Diseases
  • Psychiatric Evaluation
  • Psychosis Due to Mental Illness
  • Psychotherapy and Psychophysiological Therapy (incl. Biofeedback)
  • Schizoaffective Disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • Schizophreniform and Schizoaffective Disorder
  • Sedative, Hypnotic, or Anxiolytic Dependence
  • Separation Anxiety
  • Speech, Language and Learning Disorders

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About Me

Biography

Dr. Alan Axelson, MD is a child & adolescent psychiatry specialist in Pittsburgh, PA and has been practicing for 54 years. He graduated from University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine in 1966 and specializes in child & adolescent psychiatry and pediatric psychiatry.

Specialties

  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Pediatric Psychiatry

Board Certifications

  • Child Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry
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Education

Pittsburgh
Residency Hospital
1967
Pitt Health Center Hosps
Internship Hospital
1966
University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine
Medical School

Awards

  • Healthgrades Honor Roll
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