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Madina Jahed, MD

Madina Jahed, MD

Adult Psychiatrist

Northern California

✅ Accepting New Patients

💼 4 Years Experience

⭐ Highly Recommended

🕰️ Excellent Wait Time

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Getting to know Madina Jahed, MD


Dr. Madina Jahed is an adult psychiatrist who completed her psychiatry residency training at Stanford University. She has experience across outpatient, emergency, consultation-liaison, and acute psychiatric settings, which has shaped a practical and patient-centered approach to care.


Dr. Jahed has particular interests in mood and anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, women’s mental health, and the mental health needs of immigrant and culturally diverse populations. She especially enjoys working collaboratively with patients on thoughtful medication management while taking into account each person’s individual background, goals, and preferences.

She speaks English and Dari and values providing culturally sensitive, compassionate, and evidence-based psychiatric care.

Focus Areas

  • Anxiety

  • Life Transitions

  • Schizophrenia

  • Depression

  • Stress Management

  • Chronic Illness Adjustment

  • Mood Swings

  • Childhood Trauma

  • PTSD

  • Bereavement/Grief

  • Bipolar Disorder

  • Autism

  • ADHD

  • Panic Attacks


Clientele

  • Geriatric

  • Immigrants/ Refugees

  • Neurodivergent

  • Adults

  • People with chronic illness

  • Veterans


Treatment Approaches

  • Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry: Provides psychiatric services to patients in other medical specialties.

  • Geriatric Psychiatry: Focuses on the mental health of older adults.

  • Psychodynamic Psychiatry: Utilizes psychoanalytic techniques to understand and treat mental disorders.

  • Emergency Psychiatry: Provides psychiatric care in emergency settings.

  • Sleep Medicine: Treats sleep disorders and their impact on mental health.

  • Perinatal Psychiatry: focuses on the mental health and well-being of individuals during pregnancy and the postpartum period (up to one year after childbirth).

  • Reproductive Psychiatry: addresses the mental health needs of individuals during times of hormonal change, focusing on conditions and symptoms influenced by the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, postpartum period, infertility, and menopause.

Identity

Gender


Female

Languages


Farsi

Dari


Insurance Providers

  • UMR

  • PHCS MultiPlan

  • Medicare

  • Carelon Health

  • VHP

  • ComPsych

  • Kaiser Permanente

  • Aetna

  • Cigna


  • BlueCross BlueShield

  • Magellan Health

  • TriWest

  • MHN


5.0

I was initially unsure of Dr. Atallah but he has proven himself to be a caring, considerate doctor that really goes the extra mile. He researches my spectrum of medical conditions and regularly suggests tweaks to improve the efficacy and safety of my Rx regimen. He’s very on top of messaging and medication requests. I feel heard with him and my care is collaborative.My initial reservations surrounded his very thorough, beyond the book onboarding procedures. It was a barrier to care while I was in acute need but I recognize the need to mitigate liability and confirm health status. If you’re in dire need of care he might not be the best choice because of the time needed for his onboarding procedures but if you’re stable I highly recommend.

PATIENT REVIEW

5.0

Reliable, consistent care from experienced providers
FAQs


1. What is your approach to working with patients?


I take a collaborative, thoughtful, and individualized approach to psychiatric care. I want patients to feel heard and understood, while also leaving appointments with a clear sense of what we are working toward together. I consider not only symptoms and diagnoses, but also each person’s background, culture, life circumstances, and treatment preferences when developing a plan.


2. How do you integrate medication management?


I view medication as one tool within a broader treatment plan rather than a one-size-fits-all solution. My approach is to understand which symptoms are most affecting a patient’s quality of life, review the potential benefits and risks of different options, and make treatment decisions together. I aim to use medications thoughtfully and intentionally, with ongoing attention to effectiveness, side effects, and whether a medication continues to be necessary.


3. What types of concerns do you specialize in treating?


I work with adults experiencing a range of psychiatric concerns, including depression, anxiety, mood disorders, psychotic disorders, and sleep-related concerns. I am also particularly interested in women’s mental health and in working with individuals from immigrant, refugee, and culturally diverse backgrounds. My broader experience in emergency and hospital-based psychiatry has also given me experience caring for patients with more complex psychiatric presentations.


4. What's something you want your patients to know about you?


I want my patients to know that I value having an open and nonjudgmental relationship with them. I believe good psychiatric care should feel collaborative rather than prescriptive, and I welcome patients asking questions, expressing concerns, or telling me when something about their treatment is not working for them. My goal is for patients to feel comfortable being honest with me so that we can make decisions that genuinely fit their needs and goals.

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