Why did you choose mental health as a career path?
“I have always been fascinated with the complexity of the human brain and the reasons behind all human interactions.”
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“Dr. Riggan was nice. He spoke to me – not down to me. He listened and I left feeling like he really wants to help me be my best me.” ~ R.C.
Specialty Areas
- Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder
- Adjustment Disorder
- Adoption Concerns
- Alcohol Use
- Alzheimer's
- Anxiety
- Anger Management
- Autism Spectrum
- Pre-Surgery Evaluation
- Bipolar Disorder
- Head/Brain Trauma
- Bullying
- Child Abuse
- Cognitive Disorder
- Dementia
- Depression
- Developmental Disability
- Disability Claims
- Dissociative Disorder
- Genetic DNA Testing
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Use
- Eating Disorder
- Family Counseling
- Gambling
- Grief/Loss/Bereavement
- Hoarding
- LGBTQ Population
- Military Personnel
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
- Pain Disorder
- Perpetrator of Violence
- Personality Disorder
- Phobias
- Postpartum Depression
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Psychosis
- Schizophrenia
- Self-Harm
- Sexual Disorder
- Sleep Disorder
- Social Anxiety
- Support And Therapy Pet Registration
- Terminal Illness/Surgery Concerns
- Tourette's Syndrome
- Transgender Population
- Trauma
- Women's Health
Christopher Riggan received his MSN as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC. He’s been a full-time primary care nurse since 2003, providing primary and psychiatric care to a wide variety of patients in acute distress. He specializes in the area of neuroscience, and has become proficient in his understanding of the brain and how to manage the care of patients that have an impairment of the brain or nervous system. He has made it the primary objective throughout his career to incorporate the mind and the body into every treatment regimen, bridging the gap between a patient’s physical health and their mental health. He is a military veteran, a proud father of 2, and has been happily married for 16 years. Christopher treats all ages at our Wake Forest location, specializing in child psychiatry, ADHD, psychotherapy, and addiction.