Specializing in ADD (ADHD) while tracking all psychiatric disorder of my clients.
Notable acknowlegments and accomplishments:
Listed as one of the best physicians in America by Best Physicians
Listed as one of the Outstanding Persons in America by Who”s Who in America
Diplomate, Neurology: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Diplomate, Psychiatry: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Diplomate, Addiction Medicine: American Board of Addiction Medicine
Certification, Psychoanalysis: American Academy of Psychoanalysis
Board Certified in both Neurology and Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Lifetime Diplomate
Board Certified in Addition Medicine, Lifetime Diplomate
Certified as a Fellow in Psychoanalysis by the American Academy of Psychoanalysis
Drury University (undergraduate)
Award for research in biochemistry from the National Science Foundation
Elected to Omicron Delta Kappa, a national honorary scholastic/leadership fraternity
Trained as Tulane University Medical School
— Graduated with Honors with “Particular Excellence in Psychiatry”
— Chief Resident in Neurology and Psychiatry
Listed as one of the best doctors in America in TOP DOCTOR
Listed in MARQUIS WHO’S WHO IN AMERICA for “…professional intedrity, demonstrating outstanding achievements…”
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) had gained prominence in the press recently, as well it should. ADD, aside from being an extremely uncomfortable and perplexing condition, has particular relevance to the field of Addiction Psychiatry, as the prevalence of addiction in 5-7 times greater than the general population. Another way to look at it, if you have ADD the likelihood of becoming addicted at 50%-60%.
It also has particular relevance to longevity. A recent study demonstrates the life expectancy, of a person that has ADD, is significantly shortened because of two factors: “Stress” and “Negativity.”
A careful adjustment of medications allows for progression to later steps in treatment, as medications for ADD shows that it influences only 25% of sysmptoms. The next to be addressed, after medications, is diet and nutritional supplements.
The final steps in treatments, which will yield the greatest amount improvement is a certain type of meditation. This will reduce the anatomical and physiological basis for “stress” and “negativity” and allow the seven parts of the brain which remain immature and dysfunction to restructure.
I carefully explain this to each patient in an effort that they may master self awareness and what they are experiencing.
