Dr. Humberto Quintana
Psychiatry
The Woodllands, 77380, TX
46 years experience male
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Humberto Quintana, M.D., Child, Adolescent & Adult Pscyhiatrist
The Woodllands, 77380, TX
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Office: 26205 Oak Ridge Drive, suite 108 O, Home/-Telemediicine14 Sleeping Colt Drive, The Woodllands, 77380, TX
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I have spent over 20 years in academic field-graduated Columbia-University-New York State Psychiatric Institute in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry--NY, NY.. I was an attending at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pgh, PA.-Director of Disorders Module-- ADHD, CD, Family Therapy Clinic and Tourette's Clinic.,I was the Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Creighton-Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, left Louisiana State University Health Science Ctr in New Orleans as Max Sugar Professor of Psychiatry/Psychotherapy--published 45+ articles. and was Residency Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for 11 years.
Board Certified in Child, Adolescent , Adult and Forensic Psychiatry. Currently moved to Tx to do Private Practice and live near my daughter.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
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Psychiatry
Addiction Medicine
ADHD and Autism
Child Psychiatry
Pharmacology
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Psychiatry 46 years experience
Yes: Pyroluria is a feature of many behavioral and emotional disorders. Elevated
levels of kryptopyrrole produce symptoms including irritability, anger
... Read More
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Dense breast no path: A mass, with or without calcifications, is another important change seen on a mammogram. Masses are areas that look abnormal and they can be many thi... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Help available: I do not knw quite what you mean. Please explain what you are experiencing or what is happening to you that makes you feel you are "nutzs." If you ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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See S-E list below: Notable side effects-sexual dysfunction, delayed ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, GI -decrease appetite, nausea, diarhea, constipiation, dry mouth. ... Read More
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Good place to start: Many find it almost impossible to understand why young people harm themselves, and how it could possibly help
them to feel better. By deliberately h... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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May last 24 hours : Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine) is the longest acting oral stimulant; at high enough doses, amphetamine can be detected the next day, although at fairly lo... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Yes, causes of Fibro: The causes of memory loss and fibrofog are as yet undetermined; however, a number of factors could be at the root of these cognitive impairments. It i... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Yes.: Yes. Cognitive therapy and medication (SSRI anti-depressants) can help with BDD. They work by interfering with brain chemicals, such as serotonin, whi... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine) : Sure Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine) is 'extended release', or at least it takes longer to fully metabolize but it should be completely out of my system wi... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Several methods: There are also a number of other possible treatments for trichotillomania, although little in the way of medical research has been conducted to determ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Celexa (citalopram) overdose: Fatal dose not known. Pts. have survived ingestion of up to 2 g citalopram. The effects potentiated by alcohol taken at the same time. Potential inte... Read More
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A 53-year-old male asked:
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Yes even not a benzo: Yes but its not a benzo its a carbamate and for some reason it shows up as a benzo on instant 12 pannel drug tests even though its not. Yes Soma (car... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Cognitive ; Med.Txmt: Gad is generally treated with psychotherapy, medication, or both.
Psychotherapy. Cognitive behavior therapy is especially useful for treating gad. It... Read More
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How drug works: Increaes NE & especially doapmine actiions by blocking their reuptake & facilitating their release.
Enhances dopamine & NE actions in --do... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
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Yes: These agents have been linked with raising cholesterol levels.
Yes, sedatives like solpadine, panadol, (acetaminophen) catfast increase cholesterol... Read More
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Yes, it happens: The study results one study indicate that estrogen and Progesterone receptor expression is not significantly increased or decreased in the pilosebace... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Differences Yes: Neuropsychiatry is a branch of medicine that deals with mental disorders attributable to diseases of the nervous system. It preceded the current disci... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Child inpat. unit: Acute inpatient mental health treatment represents the most intensive level of psychiatric care.
Multidisciplinary assessments and multimodal interve... Read More
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Neuro. extensive: Neuropsychological tests measure memory, concentration, visual-spatial, problem solving, counting, and language skills.
Examples of these types of tes... Read More
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Sharing not best: It is often best for the child psychiatrist to treat the child/adolescent alone so that the pt. can establish a rapport, trust and condifentiality wit... Read More
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Deadly virus: . ... Definition. Hantavirus infection is a deadly viral disease contracted from rodents. Virus Attacking a Cell. In a viral infection, the virus uses... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
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Adhd meds: Psychostimulants if given too late in the day may cause insomnia.
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Yes, dangerous: Combining lithium & alcohol can have serious risks and may make the medication less effective. Lithium is typically prescribed for patients diagno... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Yes.: Do doctors ever mistake an endocrinological issue for a psychiatric one? Yes hypothyroidism may be confused for depression.
Hashimoto’s is misdiagnos... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Yes, but check w/gyn: First signs of being pregnant subtle-- you may not notice them right away. If you tink you pregnant, it's best to know sooner than later. You'll wan... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Dep. ; other causes : Most people live and/or die by the rule of three. 3 minutes without air, 3 hours without heat, 3 days without water and 3 weeks without food.
Eating ... Read More
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A 16-year-old male asked:
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Check for difference: It's important to know the difference between flu and cold symptoms. A cold is a milder respiratory illness than the flu. While cold symptoms can make... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Go MD for eval: Symptoms depend on the type of head injury. Some severe symptoms may not appear right away.
Mild head injury symptoms include:
inability to stand or... Read More
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Observe genetic hcm: Myocarditis involves inflammation if the heart muscles, which occurs more frequently in young me. Most of the time, it's caused by a viral infection. ... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
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Yes Zoloft (sertraline) like: A new selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressant (ssri) has been approved by the U.S. Food and drug administration. The drug, “brintellix, ... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Lifestyle conditions: Black or darkened lips can be caused by serious illness, such as cancer, but more often, this condition is due to lifestyle. If someone is already dar... Read More
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Various causes: Bleeding from the urethra
bleeding from hemorroids
male urinary bleeding (1 replies):
no hernia could cause this.
Bleeding penis (2 replies):
bl... Read More
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YES, DEFINETLY: So far, all this is in line with the New York Times piece. But the article failed to mention that most psychiatrists (59.4%) continue to provide psych... Read More
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Adult dx. & how done: For adults, an ADHD diagnostic evaluation should be provided by a licensed mental health professional or a physician. These professionals include clin... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Medical -psych. Trng: The child/adolescent psychiatrist is a M.D. who specializes in the dix. and the trxmt. of disorders of thinking, feeling and/or behavior affecting ch... Read More
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Pscyc. tx.'s Suicide: Psychiatrist tx. pts. wi/suicdal thoughts & work to elliminating the sucidal thoughts, plans or means to hurt themselves. Psych. actts to help the... Read More
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Yes: Common examples of co-occurring disorders include the combinations of major depression with anxiety, alcohol addiction with panic disorder, alcoholis... Read More
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Defined: Hyperventilation is over-breathing, which usually means that a person is taking rapid, short breaths using mainly the lungs, rather than deep slow bre... Read More
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OCD in Children: Medicines should only be considered when there are moderate to severe OCD symptoms. Both cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and medicine effectively tr... Read More
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Organic-functional: If you are seeing things & hearing voices, this could be caused by a number of conditions, psychosis due to drugs, schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder... Read More
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Not recommended: Clozapine is usually used only in patients that have not responded to other anti-psychotic treatments due to its danger of causing agranulocytosis as ... Read More
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Overcoming fear: The treatments we have for this are so effective for fear of flying that upwards of 80 percent and sometimes even more people who get the treatment ca... Read More
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Adderal overdose: Rarely fatal: panic hyperrefllexia, rhabodmyolysis, rapid respiration, confusion, coma, hallucinations, convullsions, arrhythmia, change in BP, circul... Read More
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Use & Side effects: Dexamphetamine is a potent psychostimulant prescribed for the treatment of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children/adults as we... Read More
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YES: our body is used to consuming a certain amount of food at certain times during the day. Binge eating over a long period of time will retrain your body... Read More
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Autism at 5: Doesn’t show a wide range of emotions
shows behavioral extremes (unusually aggressive, fearful, sad, shy)
is unusually withdrawn and not active in s... Read More
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Adverse ; Withdraw: The adverse effects of each drug are also amplified when the two are used in combination. Regular side effects and withdrawal symptoms include abdomin... Read More
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Same drug 4psychosis: Haldol (haloperidol) or haliperidol is a conventioan antipsychotic. prescribed for psychotic disorders,Tics/Vocal tics in Tourette's Disorder. Secon... Read More
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See below: Sleep deprivation is the condition of not having enough sleep; it can be either chronic or acute. A chronic sleep-restricted state can cause fatigue, ... Read More
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Not really: Some medical conditions may interact with Xanax (alprazolam). Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you have any medical conditions, especially if any of ... Read More
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Jul 20, 2014
an excellent contributor to healthtap. very well thought out and informative answers. thank you for your contributions.
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Aug 13, 2016
So u DO recommend orthomolecular treatment of schizoaffective disease? I just want to clarify that.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Quintana is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I have been getting dirty urines at my MMT program, but only take soma
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thankyou doctor for taking time and explaining so well. I appreciate.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I am trying not to take any anti anxiety meds and this might help.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine, NY
Graduated 1977MD
Medical/Graduate school
Medical School, Bklyn, NY
Graduated 1977MD
Medical/Graduate school
College of Medicine
Graduated 1977MD
Medical/Graduate school
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine, NY
MD
Residency
Kings County Hospital Center
Completed 1981
Residency
SUNY and Kings County Medical Center and State Hospital New Orleans Adol. Hospital and LSU Children's Hosopital
Residency
University Hospital, LA State hospital, LSU Private Psychiatric Hosptial
Awards
Covingto Award 2013-24--Best Child and Adolescent Psyciatrist of year
Catcher on the Rye Award from AACAP
Palmer P. Parker Award of Excellence from ACGME
Affiliations
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Psychopharmacology Association
Amrican Society of Hispanic Psychiatry
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