It's hard to see a psychiatrist! I see people in distress due to a crisis, a loss, a trauma, or a major life change. This distress manifests as depression, mood swings, anxiety, racing thoughts, paranoia, insomnia, or other symptoms. People are complicated, with a rich story to tell. As part of the evaluation I will take a comprehensive history listening for your psychological, emotional, biological, and contextual clues.
I listen to both the lyrics and the melody of your life. My practice today is informed by 33 years of experience. My training at Massachusetts General Hospital has provided me with a rigorous grounding in both psychiatry and general medicine. I integrate a biological and psychodynamic perspective in my work.
I listen to both the lyrics and the melody of your life. My practice today is informed by 33 years of experience. My training at Massachusetts General Hospital has provided me with a rigorous grounding in both psychiatry and general medicine. I integrate a biological and psychodynamic perspective in my work.
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Simply arriving at a diagnosis is not my goal. Specific symptoms and diagnostic criteria do help to organize some of the information that we will discuss. The diagnostic criteria (recently published in the DSM V) represent a small part of the emotional repertoire. I believe in arriving at a formulation that we will use to develop the treatment plan.
Each patient presents a unique challenge. This is especially true in adults with ADHD. Currently we are seeing an explosion of new knowledge about various psychiatric disorders. This is largely due to the technology that allows researchers to really "see" how the brain functions. ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, is a neurochemically based brain disorder.
The Anxiety Disorders include a cluster of disorders that share the features of fear and anxiety with related changes in behavior. Fear is an emotional response to a real or perceived imminent threat. It is usually associated with surges of arousal necessary for fight or flight, thoughts of immediate danger and escape behaviors.
For me, "Mood Disorders" serves as an overarching structure. This broad category includes a continuum of diagnostic categories having to do with mood dysregulation. Most people divide mood disorders up into either the Bipolar Illnesses or the Depressive Disorders. Many people present with a depressed mood.
My office is located just off of Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, about a ten-minute walk from the Red Line. I will provide you with a map and directions upon confirming your appointment. I am located on a small and private side street near Mt. Additional services outside of your regular sessions (IE speaking with family members or other physicians, managing crises, phone time, etc.) are billed at a rate of $300/hour.
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