Board-certified psychiatrist in Naples, FL
Expertise:
Olga Rafaelian, M.D. is a psychiatrist who specializes in the treatment of mood disorders and people with chronic medical illnesses. She treats adolescents older than age 16 and adults. She provides comprehensive and personalized care for all of her patients; this includes medication management and therapy. She pays specific attention to medical co-morbidities and medication side effects when selecting a medication regimen.
Dr. Rafaelian has trained at the Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore to provide expert care for people with mood disorders (Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder type I, and Bipolar disorder type II) and anxiety disorders (Panic, Generalized Anxiety, Specific Phobia, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). She is also trained in treatment of attention disorders (Attention Deficit disorder and Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder), Bereavement and Substance use disorders.
Dr. Rafaelian has worked in a variety of clinical settings, including community mental health clinics, state mental hospitals, Indian health reservation, state prisons and county jails, private practice, community hospital and inpatient psychiatric units.
In addition to the training of a general adult psychiatrist, Dr. Rafaelian has completed a forensic fellowship for specialty training in forensic psychiatry and is available to perform forensic evaluation. Forensic psychiatry is a subspecialty of psychiatry that encompasses the interface between law and psychiatry. Forensic psychiatrists are different from forensic psychologists in that psychiatrists possess the medical background necessary to fully assess the impact of physical illness and substances on a particular issue, and to offer guidance with regard to imaging and laboratory studies. Furthermore, unlike the non-specialty trained psychiatry (M.D.) colleagues, Dr. Rafaelian has dedicated significant time and energy to the practice and report writing involved in a forensic evaluation.