NelsonHandalMD

Psychiatry • Dothan, AL

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Physician

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Office
408 Healthwest Dr
Dothan, AL 36303
Phone+1 334-702-7222

Fax+1 334-702-1944

Education & Training

University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1994 - 1996
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1991 - 1994
Universidad Boliviana Mayor de San Andres Faculty of MedicineClass of 1981

Certifications & Licensure

AL State Medical License 1996 - 2025
FL State Medical License 1995 - 2025
NY State Medical License 1994 - 1996
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Clinical Trials

Bipolar Maintenance Study of Lurasidone Adjunctive to Lithium or Divalproex Start of enrollment: 2011 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 3
This is an Open-label, Multi-center, Extension Study Designed to Evaluate the Longer Term Safety, Tolerability and Effectiveness of Lurasidone, Flexibly Dosed, Adjunctive to Lithium or Divalproex for the Treatment of Subjects With Bipolar I Disorder Who Have Participated in Study D1050296 Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 3
Lurasidone Pediatric Autism Study Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 3
Lurasidone Pediatric Bipolar Study Start of enrollment: 2014 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 3
Dasotraline Pediatric Extension Study Start of enrollment: 2015 Jun 30
Completed
Phase 3
Ecopipam Tablets to Study Tourette Syndrome in Children and Adolescents - Open Label Extension Start of enrollment: 2019 Oct 04
Completed
Phase 2
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

17 citations
A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase II Study to Determine the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of a Controlled Release (CR) Formulation of Maz...
Timothy Wigal, Jeffrey H. Newcorn, Nelson Handal, Sharon B. Wigal, Ioulietta Mulligan
CNS Drugs. 2018-03-19
1 citations
Validation, reliability, and specificity of CliniCom™ Psychiatric Assessment Software.
Nelson Handal, James P. LePage, Philip Dayley, Barbara Baldwin, Amellia Roeser
Psychiatry Research. 2018-07-01

Press Mentions

CDC: Half of People with ADHD Diagnosed in AdulthoodOctober 15th, 2024
NLS Pharma Named Winner of A Prestigous 2016 Healthcare & Life Sciences AwardDecember 2nd, 2016
We Demand Attention on Understanding Why Comorbid Conditions like Anxiety and Depression Uniquely Impact Women with ADHDMay 7th, 2024