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Summary

• Dr. Simona Both is a psychiatrist in Alexandria and Falls Church, Virginia. She is an adult psychiatrist with 25 years of experience in treating patients who struggle with a large array of psychiatric diagnoses including psychosis, mania/bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety and substance abuse. She started her career as a researcher at NIDA/NIH working with children, adolescents and adults with ADD, ADHD, CD and ODD. She is a former sub-investigator for studies pivoting around psychosis, bipolar disorder and the use of ketamine in treatment resistant depression. My approach in treating patients is multifaceted, including psychopharmacology, individual, couple and family therapy, genetic testing, TMS, ECT.
  
  Dr. Simona Both is graduate of University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hatieganu”/Romania/1996 and finished my residency at University of Maryland/Sheppard Pratt/USA in 2004. She continued training in a fellowship in CLPsychiatry at Washington Hospital Center/GTU between 2004 and 2005. She is a therapist formally trained at Washington Center for Psychoanalysis Washington DC.
  
  I enjoy working collaboratively with individuals, families and other health professionals to design a comprehensive treatment that suits the needs of each individual and family. I provide second opinions for those who feel their current treatment is not adequate or helping.