• Atlanta Medical Psychology RSS Feed


    Find us on Google+

    David B. Adams, Ph.D., FAACP, FAPM
    Specializing in the Psychological Treatment of Pain and Depression


    Board Certified in Clinical Psychology (ABPP)
    Fellow, American Academy of Clinical Psychology
    Fellow, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine
    Fellow, American Psychological Association
    Diplomate, American Academy of Pain Management
    Distinguished Practitioner & Fellow-Emeritus, National Academy of Practice in Psychology

    Atlanta Medical Psychology
    The Medical Quarters - Suite 251
    5555 Peachtree-Dunwoody Road, N.E.
    Atlanta, GA 30342-1703
    404-252-6454


    Atlanta Psychologist, Dr. David B. Adams, is Board Certified in Clinical Psychology (ABPP) and specializes in the psychological treatment of pain, mood, anxiety, sexual, and somatic symptom 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. He provides education regarding the psychological factors in chronic pain, work-related injury, disability, depression, anxiety and sexual dysfunction.

    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, as well as the Diplomate of the American Academy of Pain Management .

    Dr. Adams is a Distinguished Practitioner & Emeritus-Fellow 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.
     Number of Views: 1243 

    Atlanta Medical Psychology is located in Suite 251 of The Medical Quarters at the intersection of Scottish Rite Children's Hospital, Northside Hospital and Saint Joseph's Hospital (Peachtree-Dunwoody and Johnson Ferry Road). The office is accessible by interstates I-75, I-85, I-285 and Georgia 400. 404-252-6454

    Please consult the map to office for an overview of office access: OFFICE MAP

     Number of Views: 1546 

    The website contains information about Dr. Adams and Atlanta Medical Psychology. It offers forums for the public, blogs for workers' compensation and brief descriptions of psychological disorders and psychological treatment. You will also find listed Dr. Adams' Educational Services, the scheduling of seminars, and joining his list service for Case Management Updates.

    There is a convenient OnLine Enrollment form for self-referred New Private Patients.

    There is also an online form for Diagnostic Consultation and Referral (Eg. for your physician, employer, attorney, insurer, nurse case manager) are available.

    Dr. Adams' clinical practice, Atlanta Medical Psychology, is located in The Medical Quarters in Sandy Springs, 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 for Depression.

  • Self-Referral Application

    Dr. David B. Adams, is Board Certified in Clinical Psychology (ABPP) and specializes in...

    Chronic Pain Mood disorders
    Anxiety disorders Psychosomatic disorders
    Sexual disorders Somatoform disorders

    Schedule An Appointment

  • Psychological Forum Posts

    Dr. Adams

    Obesity & Depression: Goes Both Ways

    Thread Starter: Dr. Adams

    Obesity and depression are closely linked in that each raises the risk for the other, a new meta-analysis confirms. The study found that obese people have a 55% increased risk of developing depression, and those with depression have a 58% increased risk of becoming overweight over time. These...

    Last Post By: JannaG 05-14-2013, 12:59 AM Go to last post
    John

    Women's Underwear Fetish

    Thread Starter: John

    Dear Dr. Adam's, I have three son's, 18, 16 and 12. Within the past six months my wife and I have started to find women's underwear in the possession of my 16 year old. We found three pair in his pillow case, two more pair in the basement a few months after that, and most recently 13 pair in his...

    Last Post By: LeeParsons 05-05-2013, 11:01 AM Go to last post
  • Recent Activities

    Dr. Adams

    Case Management Update

    Dr. Adams 05-13-2013, 10:30 AM Go to last post
  • Workers' Compensation Blog

    Dr. Adams

    Old and in the way

    You will find that during any economic recessionary period, the problems for the older worker, especially those approaching sixty years of age, are a treatment and management dilemma. Most...

    05-02-2013 09:15 AM
    Dr. Adams

    "Medication vs. Medicating"

    Prescribing an anti-depressant does not guarantee that the patient will be adequately medicated. Injured workers, like most patients, are as reluctant to take medication for depression, as they...

    04-23-2013 09:22 AM
    Dr. Adams

    Men vs. Women

    In my experience, males respond to many injuries and most assaults differently than do females. Males feel that their masculinity has been called into question by their signs of fear. They...

    04-10-2013 09:16 AM
    Dr. Adams

    Infliction of Guilt

    If those who cause work-related injury experience guilt or remorse, it is rarely expressed to the patient. The role where guilt comes into play, surprisingly enough, is in the worker himself. In...

    04-02-2013 09:23 AM