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About Wole Akosile
Wole Akosile, MD, MPH, PhD is a Black psychiatry listed in the Black Health provider directory. Wole offers in-person visits and is currently accepting new patients.
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Black patients and Psychiatry
Black psychiatrists: depression, anxiety, bipolar, PTSD, medication management. Black adults are diagnosed with schizophrenia at 3 to 4 times the correct rate.
Black Americans are diagnosed with schizophrenia at 3 to 4 times the rate of white Americans with the same symptoms, often because providers misread cultural expression, mistrust, or trauma responses as psychosis (Schwartz & Blankenship, World Psychiatry, 2014). Black adults with major depression are half as likely to receive treatment, and Black men face disproportionate rates of being medicated first rather than offered therapy. Psychiatrists are MDs or DOs who can prescribe medication and bring depth to complex diagnoses.
Conditions psychiatrists treat
- Major depression and treatment-resistant depression
- Bipolar disorder
- Anxiety disorders, including panic and OCD
- PTSD and complex trauma
- ADHD in adults
- Schizophrenia spectrum disorders
When to book
- Depression not improving after 2+ medication trials
- Mood swings severe enough to affect work or relationships
- Intrusive trauma memories, flashbacks, or hypervigilance
- Questions about starting, stopping, or switching psych meds
Advocacy prompts
- Can you reassess my diagnosis? I'm not sure it fits.
- What are the side effects and alternatives to this medication?
- Am I a candidate for ketamine or TMS for treatment-resistant depression?
Frequently asked questions
Is Wole Akosile accepting new patients? ▾
Yes, Wole Akosile is accepting new patients.
Does Wole Akosile offer telehealth? ▾
Wole Akosile sees patients in person at their listed office.
What does a Psychiatry treat? ▾
Black psychiatrists: depression, anxiety, bipolar, PTSD, medication management. Black adults are diagnosed with schizophrenia at 3 to 4 times the correct rate.
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