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Janine Marie Kerkstra, PA

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Professional interests include: psychiatric evaluation, psychotic disorders, anxiety disorders, and more.

300 68th Street Se Building A, Entrance A2
Grand Rapids, MI 49548

(616) 455-5000

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Address:

300 68th Street Se Building A, Entrance A2
Grand Rapids, MI 49548

Some issues Janine Marie Kerkstra, PA can help you with:

Bipolar Disorder

Commonly known as manic-depressive illness, bipolar disorder is a serious mental condition characterized by extreme changes in mood. Individuals with this disorder experience emotional highs, or manic episodes, and lows, or depressive episodes. These episodes are distinct periods that are separate from the moods they may usually feel.

During manic episodes, individuals may:

Feel very happy and energetic
Speak very fast and about many different topics
Become much more active than usual
Have trouble sleeping
Engage in impulsive behavior, like spending a large sum of money

In contrast, depressive episodes may bring about:

Sadness, emptiness, or hopelessness
Very low energy and activity levels
Forgetfulness and trouble concentrating
Loss of appetite
Thoughts of death or suicide

Episodes may be a mixture of both manic and depressive symptoms. In such an episode, individuals with bipolar disorder may feel sad, empty, and hopeless but have a high level of energy at the same time. Sometimes, changes in mood are less dramatic. For example, individuals may feel happy and think everything is fine, but people around them may notice their mood changes. Episodes like this are called hypomania. If an individual is hypomanic and does not receive proper treatment, their condition will likely worsen.

Generally considered a lifetime illness, the disorder begins in the late teen or early adult years. Bipolar disorder has no known cause, but research has shown that it tends to run in families. To diagnose it, a psychiatrist carefully assesses an individual's moods and behavior patterns. They may also be asked to keep a daily record of their moods and other factors that can help with diagnosis and determining the right course of therapy. Counseling is a typical form of treatment, as is a group of medications that can control symptoms, called antipsychotics.

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a long-lasting, or chronic, severe mental illness that affects the way people think, feel, and behave. If someone has this condition, they likely have difficulty distinguishing reality from fantasy and may experience the following:

Hallucinations, which means someone sees or hears things that are not real.
Delusions, which are false beliefs that someone strongly holds on to.
Trouble communicating, organizing thoughts, making decisions, and paying attention.
Inability to remember things, complete tasks, show interest in activities, and sustain relationships.

A comprehensive psychiatric evaluation is necessary to identify this illness, and one of the top criteria for a diagnosis of schizophrenia is that at least some of the symptoms listed above have to be present for a minimum of six months. The causes of schizophrenia are unclear, but studies have linked it to genetics, abnormalities in brain structure, and immune disorders. It has also been found to affect men and women equally, with onset typically occurring earlier in men.

Although there is no cure for schizophrenia, some treatments can help people manage their disease. For example, physicians may prescribe antipsychotics which are a group of medications that can reduce symptoms. Patients can also learn useful coping skills and get emotional support by regularly taking part in individual talk therapy and having family members participate in group therapy sessions.

hospital care	708
inpatient care	708

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	62

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	30
Dementia	29
Cancer	0

hospital care	803
inpatient care	803

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	20
Less than 65	13

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	30
Dementia	72
Cancer	0

hospital care	1335
inpatient care	1335

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Dementia	75
Cancer	0

hospital care	637
inpatient care	637

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	28

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	30
Dementia	59
Cancer	0

doctor visit	338

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	47

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	40
Cancer	0

doctor visit	411

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	56

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	42
Cancer	0

doctor visit	483

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	132
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	73

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	39
Cancer	9

doctor visit	375

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	75

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	51

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	28
Dementia	36
Cancer	0

doctor visit	646

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Janine Marie Kerkstra, PA for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Janine Marie Kerkstra, PA treated as in Grand Rapids, MI were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	450
hospital care	870
inpatient care	870

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Janine Marie Kerkstra, PA.

**Gender**
Female	75
Male	32

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	86
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	2
75 to 84	15
Less than 65	33
65 to 74	36

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Janine Marie Kerkstra, PA From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Janine Marie Kerkstra, PA treated were depression, hypertension, high cholesterol and dementia.

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	60
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	2
Dementia	39
Cancer	0

Education & Training

She has a state license in Michigan.

Licensed In: Michigan

Affiliations & Hospitals

Janine Marie Kerkstra, PA is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services

PINE REST CHRISTIAN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

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Biography

Ms. Janine Kerkstra's clinical interests include psychiatric evaluation, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. She is professionally affiliated with Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services.