Asma Rashid, MD, MPH

I am a Harvard trained board certified Child Adolescent and Adult Psychiatrist with a private practice in Back Bay Area Boston I believe that the treatment process begins by creating an empathic and trusting relationship between the clinician and patients During my evaluation and ongoing work I consider various factors such as genetic predisposition biological psychological and social processes to understand the person fully Academic affiliation with Boston University helps me stay abreast with not only the recent developments in the field of psychiatry but also with the cultural and evidence-based treatments
With children and adolescents, my work involves parent participation and a liaison with other key providers I have extensive experience working with schools performing psychiatric evaluations with children and teenagers struggling with mood anxiety attention behavior and learning difficulties
I am also affiliated with the Boston Psychoanalytical Society and utilize psychoanalytical therapeutic approaches in my work I provide individual therapy and medication management when warranted