- Medical Weight LossWhile the exact cause of depression is not known, the leading scientific theory is that depression is caused by an imbalance of the brain’s neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that send signals between brain cells. Depression is most often treated with antidepressant medications. It is believed that antidepressant medications work by increasing the levels of these neurotransmitters.
- Pediatric Care
- Neurology
- AutismDr. Rafael D. Guerrero is a psychiatrist based in Katy, Texas. His specialties include depression, mood disorders, ADD / ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, mental retardation, developmental disorders, and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Psychiatric and TMS therapy appointments are available in Katy, TX. We offer TMS therapy and Adult, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Services throughout Texas from as far away as Dallas, Ft. Worth, Waco, San Antonio, Austin, College Station, Galveston, Houston, Witchita Falls, Amarillo, Denton, El Paso, Temple. Please see our out-of-town patient section for information on special travel arrangements.
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Depression
- Mental HealthADVANCE CARE card (one of the few credit plans to cover Mental Health). Our office will be happy to assist you with the application process.
- PsychiatryDr. Guerrero is a Child & Adolescent and Board Certified Adult Psychiatrist who has been in practice for over 15 years. After graduating at the top of his class from the University of Cartagena Medical School, followed by a Pediatric Internship and by his completion of a residency in Psychiatry at the University of Texas Medical School, Dr. Guerrero completed a second fellowship in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities also at the University of Texas Medical School. Dr. Guerrero enjoys biking, tennis, playing and taking guitar lessons, and archery in his spare time. He is a member of Grace United Methodist Fellowship Church. He lives in Katy with his wife and his younger daughter. His eldest daughter is attending Texas A & M University.
- MRINeuroStar TMS Therapy® is a short outpatient procedure performed right in a psychiatrist's office. The treating clinician uses a treatment coil to send pulsed magnetic fields, similar in type and strength to those produced by a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine, to the part of your brain thought to control mood.