Today, Dr. Charles Covert, a Houston Psychiatrist, and his staff were invited to attend an important scientific presentation by Gerald McGuire, M.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, The University of California Medical School, Irvine. Dr. McGuire’s topic was “Managing Adult Patients with Manic or Mixed Episodes Associated with Bipolar I Disorder or Schizophrenia”.…
On September 4, 2012, Dr. Charles Covert and his staff were pleased by a visit from Rakesh Jain, M.D., a board certified psychiatrist and psychiatric researcher in their Houston Galleria area psychiatric office. Dr. Jain updated us on his recent research projects and other topics: The use of Deplin (L-methylfolate) as a stand-alone treatment of…
On November 12, 2012, members of the Houston psychiatric community were invited to a scientific presentation by Steven Potkin, M.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine and Robert R. Sprague Endowed Chair in Brain Imaging at University of California, Irvine. Dr. Potkin is a gifted interactional speaker and has been…
Today, Dr. Charles Covert and his staff, along with other Houston psychiatrists, took part in a medical educational program entitled “Managing Adult Patients with Manic or Mixed Episodes Associated with Bipolar Disorder or Schizophrenia”. The presentation was made by Dr. Daniel K. Suzuki, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Southern California Keck…
If you have recently moved to Houston from abroad or from another state and need a Houston psychiatrist, Dr. Charles Covert is a good option. National mobility has declined in the last few years because of the downturn in the housing industry, making it difficult to sell a home in order to take a new…
20% of adults now take at least one psychotropic medication. The largest increases over the last decade have been in the use of antipsychotic drugs (Abilify, Saphris, Seroquel, Zyprexa) across all ages and the adult use of drugs for ADHD (Concerta, Vyvanse) which tripled among those aged 20 to 44 and doubled among women 45…
On 9/21/10, Dr. Covert participated in ADHD Live!, Expert Discussions on ADHD in Houston, Texas, for physicians who diagnose and treat ADHD. The nationally recognized experts on the panel included: Stephen Stahl, M.D., Ph.D, University of California Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry Melvin Oates, M.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, NYU Child Study Center Theresa Cerulli,…
Dr. Covert can provide you with a Texas Drug Card and/or a Nu Legacy Rx Card to assist you in purchasing your medications at an affordable price. Also, when possible and in your best interests, generic medications will be prescribed to lower your prescription drug costs. This can be particularly useful if you do not…
There is broad consensus among psychiatrists who treat chronic pain that: Major depression and chronic severe pain are frequently comorbid conditions, and Antidepressants can improve both conditions, when found together, Or separately, and The management of both conditions is complicated by iatrogenic opiate and anxiolytic tolerance and dependency. Dr. Covert is a psychiatrist in Houston,…
On August 16, 2011, Dr. Covert and other members of the Houston psychiatric community were invited to an enjoyable scientific presentation by Dr. Larry Ereshefsky, Pharm D and Clinical Professor at the UTHSC San Antonio, TX , and now associated with UCLA Medical School In Los Angeles, California. Dr. Larry discussed the sublingual neuroleptic medication,…
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