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PRACTICE OVERVIEW:
Dr. David B. Adams is Board
Certified in Clinical Psychology (ABPP) and specializes in the
treatment of mood, anxiety, sexual, psychosomatic and somatoform disorders
in adults.
In addition to his private Atlanta practice, Dr. Adams consults
nationally to physicians, nurses, attorneys, employers, insurers, police
departments, school systems, risk-management organizations and
rehabilitations centers
regarding the psychological factors involved in chronic pain, work-related injury, disability,
depression, anxiety and sexual dysfunction.
He performs pre-surgical evaluations
including those required for stimulator implant trials. .Dr. Adams
biography and
curriculum vitae are available as
downloads.
He is Fellow of the American Academy
of Clinical Psychology, a Fellow of the Academy of
Psychosomatic Medicine and a Fellow of the American
Psychological Association and it's Division of Psychologists
in Independent Practice, Division of Psychotherapy;
Society of Clinical Psychology, and a Diplomate of the American Academy of Pain Management.
Dr. Adams is
a Distinguished Practitioner of the National Academy of Practice in
Psychology, a member of the
American Psychosomatic Society,
the Association of Medicine and
Psychiatry, a platinum member of
the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
and holds a Certificate of Professional Qualifications from the
Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards.
He is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati, Xavier University, and
holds two degrees from the University of Alabama with a postdoctoral
fellowship from the Institute of
Clinical Training of the
Devereux Foundation (Philadelphia).
Dr. Adams
has served on the editorial board of Psychoanalytic Psychology,
Psychotherapy Bulletin, International Journal of Medical
Psychotherapy, and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice and
Training and for many years was a medical psychotherapy-contributing
editor to the Psychotherapy
Bulletin. Dr. Adams is the
author of greater than sixty articles on the impact of psychological
functioning upon claims of disability, including the 1991 textbook
chapter on Diversification of Clinical Practice, the 1992
centennial article on Psychotherapy in the Medical & Surgical Arenas,
and two 1997 orthopedic textbook chapters in
Soft Tissue Injuries
(Windsor & Lox, Eds.) regarding
chronic pain and
psychopharmacology.
Since 1988, he has presented seminars and
regional workshops to physicians, nurse case managers, attorneys,
employers and insurers addressing the psychological aspects of physical
disease and injury. |
PSYCHOLOGICAL.COM
contains information about
psychological disorders
and
psychological treatment, as well
as accessing educational services, scheduling seminars, and joining his
discussion group.
Dr. Adams' clinical practice, Atlanta Medical Psychology, is
located in The Medical Quarters in Sandy Springs, in the north side
of Atlanta, at the junction of Scottish Rite, Northside and Saint
Joseph's Hospitals.
If you are concerned that
you may be suffering from a depressive disorder, try our
self-examination.
THIS WEEK'S FACTOID:
CBT for ADHD: "Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may offer significant
benefit in adult patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD) who, despite medication, continue to experience clinically
significant symptoms... approximately 4.4% of adults in the United
States have ADHD, a disorder characterized by impairing levels of
inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
Although medication is the current treatment of choice, many adults with
ADHD cannot or will not take medication...and many who take medication
continue to experience clinically significant symptoms, highlighting the
need for alternative(s)
A previous pilot study of CBT in this patient population showed those
taking medication who received CBT had greater symptom reduction
compared with those taking medication alone.
the CBT intervention focuses on psycho-education about ADHD, training in
organizing and planning, learning skills to reduce distractibility,
cognitive restructuring, and relapse prevention.
At study completion, investigators found that compared with the
relaxation group, those in the CBT group achieved superior symptom
reduction.
CBT appeared to have a durable effect, with responders and partial
responders maintaining their gains at 6- and 12-month follow-up.
There is a larger body of evidence-based research supporting the use of
CBT for anxiety disorders, depression, and now ADHD vs traditional
psychotherapy, and yet it is underused. JAMA. 2010;304:875-880.
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Factoids) |
