Nekesha Oliphant MD
Vice Chair, Inpatient Psychiatry, ACCLAIM, Fort Worth, TexasDr. Nekesha Oliphant is board-certified in Family Medicine and Psychiatry. She is currently the Vice Chair of Inpatient Psychiatry at the ACCLAIM Physician Group in Fort Worth, Texas, which provides acute inpatient psychiatric care to adolescents and adults as well as psychiatric consult liaison services at John Peter Smith hospital (JPS). She is also the Medical Director of the Local Commitment Alternative state hospital unit at JPS. She is an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry for Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine/University of North Texas Health Science Center and Assistant Professor of Behavioral Health at Texas Christian University School of Medicine/University of North Texas Health Science Center.
Dr. Oliphant focuses on the integration of medical and psychiatric care on all services and in her teaching of students and residents.
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Incidence of Antidepressant Discontinuation Symptoms
- Components and Delivery Formats of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Insomnia in Adults
- Effect of Antipsychotic Medication Use on Mortality in Children and Young Adults
- 2023 Top Story in Primary Care: Effects of Semaglutide on Body Weight in Clozapine-Treated People With Schizophrenia and Obesity
- Esketamine Nasal Spray vs Quetiapine for Treatment-Resistant Depression
- Association of Alcohol Dependence and Consumption During Adolescence With Depression in Young Adulthood
- 2022 Top Story in Primary Care: Telehealth Psychiatry
- Schizophrenia: Chronic Disease Management
- Depression Screening and Treatment: Resistant Patients
- Schizophrenia: Acute vs Chronic Management