New books for helping kids with developmental challenges are more empathic and in line with the latest research.
Joshua D. Feder, M.D., is an experienced and compassionate psychiatrist serving children, adults, and families in and around Solana Beach, California. With more than three decades of experience, Dr. Feder is board-certified in general psychiatry as well as child and adolescent psychiatry. He enjoys getting to know his patients and helping them resolve mental health and behavioral issues, ultimately improving their wellness and quality of life.
Dr. Feder has a deep understanding of a wide range of mental health disorders. He creates customized treatment plans for each individual patient, combining medicine, therapy, and lifestyle modifications.
Dr. Feder takes a special interest in helping children and families living with autism. He works with caregivers, schools, and other medical providers to ensure the child has everything they need to succeed. As the medical director at SymPlay, he develops technology that supports social communication, which is used in homes, doctors’ offices, and schools across the country.
Dr. Feder earned his undergraduate degree at Boston University before going on to complete his medical degree at Boston University School of Medicine. He served his internship and psychiatry residency at the Naval Hospital in San Diego. Dr. Feder is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and has been awarded a wide range of accolades and awards for both his medical practice and service in the United States Navy.
Outside of his practice, Dr. Feder recently authored the highly acclaimed Child Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice. and serves as Editor-in-Chief at Carlat Child Psychiatry Report. He actively volunteers in communities affected by armed conflict, including the Middle East, Northern Ireland, the Balkans, and Southeast Asia. Dr. Feder also teaches at the Fielding Graduate University School of Leadership Studies in the Infant and Early Childhood Development Ph.D. program, and at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry.
Joshua D. Feder, M.D., is an experienced and compassionate psychiatrist serving children, adults, and families in and around Solana Beach, California. With more than three decades of experience, Dr. Feder is board-certified in general psychiatry as well as child and adolescent psychiatry. He enjoys getting to know his patients and helping them resolve mental health and behavioral issues, ultimately improving their wellness and quality of life.
Dr. Feder has a deep understanding of a wide range of mental health disorders. He creates customized treatment plans for each individual patient, combining medicine, therapy, and lifestyle modifications.
Dr. Feder takes a special interest in helping children and families living with autism. He works with caregivers, schools, and other medical providers to ensure the child has everything they need to succeed. As the medical director at SymPlay, he develops technology that supports social communication, which is used in homes, doctors’ offices, and schools across the country.
Dr. Feder earned his undergraduate degree at Boston University before going on to complete his medical degree at Boston University School of Medicine. He served his internship and psychiatry residency at the Naval Hospital in San Diego. Dr. Feder is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and has been awarded a wide range of accolades and awards for both his medical practice and service in the United States Navy.
Outside of his practice, Dr. Feder recently authored the highly acclaimed Child Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice. and serves as Editor-in-Chief at Carlat Child Psychiatry Report. He actively volunteers in communities affected by armed conflict, including the Middle East, Northern Ireland, the Balkans, and Southeast Asia. Dr. Feder also teaches at the Fielding Graduate University School of Leadership Studies in the Infant and Early Childhood Development Ph.D. program, and at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry.
Author of Child Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice
A comprehensive reference guide covering all the important facts, from cost to pharmacokinetics, about the most commonly prescribed medications in child and adolescent psychiatry.
"Practical, thorough, and easy to use - a must for all prescribers!"
New books for helping kids with developmental challenges are more empathic and in line with the latest research.
Why am I in Northern Ireland again? Early stress leads to risk for traumatization and radicalization, and I come here, a place long-impacted by conflict, developing programs to help parents and teachers to help young children to be more resilient.
Connection Coder by SymPlay, developed with Fielding Graduate University, is designed to assist you to look at how interactions between people and help them to be connected in meaningful social communication.
Dr. Feder is the founding member of the California Chapter of the World Association of Infant Mental Health.
"Dr. Feder is a kind, caring and knowledgeable psychiatrist. He has managed my chemical depression effectively. I highly recommend him."
"Best psychiatrist! Used to see Dr. Josh Feder when I was younger he helped me a lot...Greatly appreciate him! Highly recommended to anyone who is in need of therapy!"
"This is a psychiatrist who understands the whole person: body, mind and emotions. He is fantastic."
"I found Dr. Feder to be kind and caring. His expertise managing my medication has allowed me to live life."
