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Dr. Rita Horton, MD

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry ·  Female · Age 69

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Dr. Horton

LSU Health Sciences Center PSY

1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71103

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Dr. Rita Horton, MD is a child & adolescent psychiatry specialist in Shreveport, LA and has been practicing for 30 years. She graduated from Louisiana State Univ School Of Medicine In New Orleans in 1989 and specializes in child & adolescent psychiatry.

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Dr. Horton accepts the following insurance:

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Choice Plus POS II
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Humana
Choice Care PPO
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Dr. Horton's Top Procedures and Conditions

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Nondependent Marijuana Abuse
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Dr. Horton treats Nondependent Marijuana Abuse more than 87% of her peers

Dr. Horton treats this condition more than 87% of her peers

Impulse Control Disorders
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Dr. Horton treats Impulse Control Disorders more than 83% of her peers

Dr. Horton treats this condition more than 83% of her peers

Tobacco Use Disorder
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Treatment Frequency

Dr. Horton treats Tobacco Use Disorder more than 82% of her peers

Dr. Horton treats this condition more than 82% of her peers

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Dr. Horton's conditions and procedures:

  • ADHD and-or ADD
  • Adjustment Disorder
  • Alcohol-Induced Mental Disorders
  • Alcoholism (Alcohol Dependence)
  • Anorexia
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder
  • Anxiety
  • Autism
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Cocaine Addiction
  • Combination Drug Dependence
  • Conduct Disorder
  • Delusional 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
  • Gender Dysphoria
  • Homicidal Ideation
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Marijuana Addiction
  • Narcissistic Personality Disorder
  • Nondependent Alcohol Abuse
  • Nondependent Amphetamine or Related Acting Sympathomimetic Abuse
  • Nondependent Antidepressant Abuse
  • Nondependent Cocaine Abuse
  • Nondependent Drug and Alcohol Abuse
  • Nondependent Hallucinogen Abuse
  • Nondependent Marijuana Abuse
  • Nondependent Opioid Abuse
  • Nondependent Sedative, Hypnotic, or Anxiolytic Abuse
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Opioid Dependence
  • Paranoid Personality Disorder
  • Personality Disorders
  • Phobia
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Psychiatric Diseases
  • Psychiatric Evaluation
  • Psychosis
  • 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
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Tobacco Use Disorder

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Extremely poor skills.
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Frankly, I think she is unethical and dishonest. Seems vengeful and flat affect almost. Very strained interpersonal relationship. Can't really understand her mumbling as well when she is trying to discuss things.
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Biography

Dr. Rita Horton, MD is a child & adolescent psychiatry specialist in Shreveport, LA and has been practicing for 30 years. She graduated from Louisiana State Univ School Of Medicine In New Orleans in 1989 and specializes in child & adolescent psychiatry.

Specialties

  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Education

Lsu Health Science Center University Hospital
Residency Hospital
St Louis University School Of Med
Residency Hospital
1989
Louisiana State Univ School Of Medicine In New Orleans
Medical School
1989

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60% Patient experience rating, 9% lower than the national average