A Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
L. Dinithi DevaAdithiya-Appuhamy, DNP, CNP, PMHNP-BC, provides psychiatric care for patients age 5-40. She treats:
- Anxiety disorders including generalized anxiety, social anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Developmental disorders
- Mood disorders including depression and bipolar disorder
- Substance use disorders
- Thought disorders such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and psychosis
- Trauma-related disorders
Her services include:
- Diagnosing mental health conditions
- Obtaining a patient’s psychiatric history
- Ordering, performing and interpreting lab and diagnostic tests
- Prescribing psychiatric medications
- Providing mental health education and counseling
Speaks: English