Dr. Misty Richards, MD
Adolescent and child psychiatrist, Modesto, CA
Hope Health PsychiatryDr. Richards is a child, adult and reproductive psychiatrist and the Medical Director at Hope Health Psychiatry.
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About Dr. Richards
Dr. Richards is a child, adult and reproductive psychiatrist, and she is the Medical Director at Hope Health Psychiatry. She holds two board certifications from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, one in Psychiatry and one in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She treats perinatal mood disorders (mood problems during pregnancy and after birth), psychosis and parent-infant attachment disorders.
Dr. Richards earned an MD from Albany Medical Center Hospital and an M.S. in Neuroscience from Albany Medical College in New York. She finished a psychiatry residency at UCLA School of Medicine in 2015. She then completed fellowships in child and adolescent psychiatry and in infant-parent mental health.
She holds a joint UCLA appointment in child and adolescent psychiatry and in obstetrics and gynecology. She has served as Program Director of the UCLA Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship. She helped launch a medical clinic in Ddegeya Village, Uganda.
She also began a partnership linking that rural area of Uganda with U.S. universities and organizations.
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Does Dr. Richards take insurance, or offer a membership?
Hope Health Psychiatry accepts private pay patients.
Does Dr. Richards offer telehealth?
The clinic offers telehealth visits in California and Washington.
Is Dr. Richards board certified?
Yes. Dr. Richards is board certified in Psychiatry and in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Where did Dr. Richards train?
Dr. Richards earned an MD from Albany Medical Center Hospital and completed a psychiatry residency at UCLA School of Medicine in 2015. She then completed a child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at UCLA School of Medicine and an infant-parent mental health fellowship at UC Davis.
What does Dr. Richards treat?
She treats perinatal mood disorders (mood problems during pregnancy and after birth), psychosis and parent-infant attachment disorders.
Where is Dr. Richards's office?
Dr. Richards practices at Hope Health Psychiatry.
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