Stanford-trained psychiatrist Dr. Caroline C. Paterno, MD in Encinitas is double board-certified in adult psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She completed her medical degree at UC Davis School of Medicine in 2006, followed by a psychiatry residency and a child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at Stanford Health Care, building the diagnostic precision that complements neurofeedback-based interventions at Cereset Encinitas. Her Garden View Court practice treats ADHD, depression, and anxiety across all age groups, with particular depth in pediatric psychopharmacology and medication-psychotherapy integration. Prior clinical roles include lead psychiatrist at UC San Diego's Student Health Center, consulting psychiatrist for San Diego County through the San Diego Center for Children, and staff psychiatrist at Kaiser Permanente. Integrative wellness monitoring offered by Nature & Science Medicine supports her emphasis on maintaining the lowest effective medication doses to minimize side-effect burden in developing brains. Published research on subtypes of pediatric delirium informs her diagnostic approach to complex differential presentations where psychiatric, neurological, and medical etiologies overlap.