Dr. Steve Baskin, a Berkeley, California Psychiatrist specializes in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of Adult Attention Deficit Disorder (Adult ADD, Adult ADHD) for the past 22 years. My purpose as a medical doctor specializing in treating ADD and ADHD is to help relieve patient's symptoms and to give them an overall sense of well-being and better functioning in the world.
Assessment of ADD and ADHD is a key element in understanding each patient's individual symptoms and how they disrupt the patient's functioning in three main areas of life - work, school and relationships. We work together to increase a sense of mastery in life and help them attain increased self-esteem that comes from their improved ability to function in the world.
Assessment of ADD and ADHD is a key element in understanding each patient's individual symptoms and how they disrupt the patient's functioning in three main areas of life - work, school and relationships. We work together to increase a sense of mastery in life and help them attain increased self-esteem that comes from their improved ability to function in the world.
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I have been in private practice psychiatry since 1984 in the same location in Berkeley, California. I grew up in the Bay Area. I am a graduate of UC Berkeley and University of California San Francisco School of Medicine.
From 1984 to 1990, I was one of the main psychiatric consultants to Alta Bates Hospital (all medical units a cardiac unit, dialysis unit, bone marrow transplant unit, oncology unit, burn center, chemical dependency unit and respiratory care unit) in addition to having my regular outpatient psychiatric practice of medication and psychotherapy.I specialize in the treatment of adult ADD and have for the last 16 years.
From 1984 to 1990, I was one of the main psychiatric consultants to Alta Bates Hospital (all medical units a cardiac unit, dialysis unit, bone marrow transplant unit, oncology unit, burn center, chemical dependency unit and respiratory care unit) in addition to having my regular outpatient psychiatric practice of medication and psychotherapy.I specialize in the treatment of adult ADD and have for the last 16 years.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common psychiatric diagnosis in children, but until 10 to 15 years ago, its validity as an adult diagnosis was controversial. We now know that most childhood ADHD continues into adulthood and remains present throughout the life cycle. Recent studies from 2005 show that adult ADHD effects 4.4% of the U.S. population and 4.2% of the population in developing countries worldwide.
The new patient form is an aid in gathering information for the initial evaluation. Please download and fill out the form prior to your first appointment. If you have difficulty filling out parts of it or cannot fill it out at all, that is okay. Just come to the initial session and we will go over most of these subjects in person in the initial evaluation.
From the South, San Leandro, Oakland:Take I80 North towards Berkeley, Sacramento. Turn right off freeway on Ashby avenue. Go straight east on Ashby approximately two miles until you pass Telegraph avenue. Stay straight on Ashby, you will see Alta Bates Hospital on your right. The street just passed Alta Bates is Regent Street.
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Elias Jacobson
Apr 18, 2021
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I have been a long-time patient of Dr Baskin. He is a compassionate, down-to-earth psychiatrist who has enabled me to live a happy, productive life thanks to his intervention in a couple of debilitating conditions I struggled with my entire adult life. With Dr. Baskin's help, I turned those conditions into positive assets that improved my relationships and furthered my career. Along the way, there were setbacks that life hands all of us from time-to-time. During those times, Dr. Baskin was there for me, adjusting therapy as needed, thus enabling me to keep moving forward.
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