4.3
18 Ratings with 12 written Reviews
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Dr. Michael Kligman, M.D. — Psychiatrist, Salt Lake City
Dr. Michael Kligman is a board-level trained psychiatrist with extensive training in basic neuroscience and psychopharmacology. He provides insight‑oriented, cognitive behavioral (CBT), and supportive psychotherapy and emphasizes judicious medication use: the lowest effective dose and the fewest medications necessary to relieve suffering. He pays careful attention to side effects and drug interactions and formulates treatment collaboratively and respectfully with each patient.
Core services
Treatment approach
Dr. Kligman combines deep knowledge of brain chemistry and psychopharmacology with a patient-centered, collaborative approach. He stays current through medical journals and annual psychopharmacology review courses at …leading institutions and values the clinical insights he gains from his patients. Face-to-face assessment is emphasized for medication initiation and monitoring to ensure safety and effectiveness.
Medication, refill & monitoring policy (key points)
Federal rules limit prescriptions for narcotics, stimulants, and other controlled substances to a one-month supply; these require a written prescription and cannot be phoned in. Patients should plan refills around weekends and provider vacations.
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