• Specializing in the full range of adult problems:
  - Attention, Depression, & Bipolar Disorders. 
  - Schizophrenia skillfully managed.
  - OCD, Anxiety, Phobias, & Personality Disorders.
  - Neuropsychiatric problems evaluated & treated.
  - Hospital discharge follow up & after care.
  - Consultation & Second Opinions.

• Complete, thorough medical psychiatric evaluations.

• Solid diagnoses, criteria based.

• Individualized treatment plans, evidence based.

• (Much greater detail in FAQ)

1. Initial Evaluation - Major Elements
2. Medication
3. Therapy
4. Comprehensive
5. Alternative Medicine?
6. No Treatment = Best Treatment?

1.  Initial Evaluation - Major Elements

• Why you came to see me.

• Deeper inquiry (see FAQ).

• Mental status examination.

• Other tests, if needed (lab, etc.).

• Treatment options.

• Implementation.

• About 1.0 - 1.5 hours.

2.  Medication

• Many symptoms most efficiently treated with medication.

• Very subtle neurochemical changes cause symptoms.

• Medication to balance, complement neurochemistry, symptoms resolve.

• Selection, prescription, unique, tailored to you.

• (Pharmacy and Prescription Medications and FAQ).

3.  Therapy

• Make sense of troubling aspects of life.

• Improve understanding.

• Control of certain behavior patterns.

• Individualized therapy.

• (aka psychotherapy, talk-therapy)

• Psychoanalysis, 4 or 5 sessions per week for years.

4.  Comprehensive

• Always patient-centered.

• Unique and creative, designed for you.

• May be combination of medication, psychotherapy.

• Needs will change over course of treatment.

• Medications may help resolve symptoms.

• Therapy to understand, change reaction to stresses.

5.  Alternative Medicine?

• I am happy to discuss your ideas.

6.  No Treatment = Best Treatment?

• Initial visit makes obvious: no treatment needed.