I am a board-certified clinical psychiatrist and psychotherapist in Bergen County, New Jersey, where I have practiced for 25 years. I treat a wide range of emotional conditions, including depression, anxiety, panic disorder, stress, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and social anxiety disorder. I am an active member of several professional psychiatric organizations, including the American Psychiatric Association and the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology.
I am an expert in the care of emotional conditions and stress using psychotherapy (talk therapy), psychopharmacology (medication treatment), or a combination of these two forms of treatment. With regard to psychotherapy, I have specialized training in cognitive behavioral therapy and insight-oriented therapeutic approaches. The most effective therapy is achieved by a partnership between the patient and the doctor.
Treatment decisions are only made following a full evaluation, after you are given every opportunity to have all of your questions answered, and following a discussion of all of your treatment options.
I am an expert in the care of emotional conditions and stress using psychotherapy (talk therapy), psychopharmacology (medication treatment), or a combination of these two forms of treatment. With regard to psychotherapy, I have specialized training in cognitive behavioral therapy and insight-oriented therapeutic approaches. The most effective therapy is achieved by a partnership between the patient and the doctor.
Treatment decisions are only made following a full evaluation, after you are given every opportunity to have all of your questions answered, and following a discussion of all of your treatment options.
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A variety of therapies for depression, anxiety, and stress exist.
These include psychotherapy (or talk therapy) and psychopharmacology (medications that provide psychiatric care).
All services can be provided both in person and online via telehealth.
Psychotherapy involves speaking with a mental health professional about experiences and possible events which may have caused your depression, anxiety, or other symptoms and identifying and using effective strategies to reduce or eliminate them.
Psychopharmacology is a treatment that involves the use of prescribed medications which reduce or eliminate the symptoms of depression, anxiety, or other psychiatric conditions.
These include psychotherapy (or talk therapy) and psychopharmacology (medications that provide psychiatric care).
All services can be provided both in person and online via telehealth.
Psychotherapy involves speaking with a mental health professional about experiences and possible events which may have caused your depression, anxiety, or other symptoms and identifying and using effective strategies to reduce or eliminate them.
Psychopharmacology is a treatment that involves the use of prescribed medications which reduce or eliminate the symptoms of depression, anxiety, or other psychiatric conditions.
Psychotherapy involves speaking with a mental health professional about experiences and possible events which may have caused your depression, anxiety, or other symptoms and uses effective strategies to reduce or eliminate them.
Dr. Brown's office provides effective psychotherapy in Bergen County, NJ.
There are different types of psychotherapy.
Below, three of the most common types are provided.
These treatments have been proven to help with many psychiatric conditions.
Dr. Brown is fully trained and highly experienced in all three of these treatments.
Dr. Brown's office provides effective psychotherapy in Bergen County, NJ.
There are different types of psychotherapy.
Below, three of the most common types are provided.
These treatments have been proven to help with many psychiatric conditions.
Dr. Brown is fully trained and highly experienced in all three of these treatments.
Psychopharmacology treatment involves the use of prescribed medications to reduce or eliminate the symptoms of depression, anxiety, or other psychiatric conditions.
Several different types of medication are effective in the treatment of these conditions.
Below we describe some of the most commonly prescribed psychiatric medications and how they work.
Dr. Brown is fully trained and highly experienced in psychopharmacology.
Antidepressants such as sertraline (Zoloft), paroxetine (Paxil), citalopram (Celexa), escitalopram (Lexapro), venlafaxine (Effexor), and duloxetine (Cymbalta) are used to treat the symptoms of depression; most of these medications can also help with anxiety.
Several different types of medication are effective in the treatment of these conditions.
Below we describe some of the most commonly prescribed psychiatric medications and how they work.
Dr. Brown is fully trained and highly experienced in psychopharmacology.
Antidepressants such as sertraline (Zoloft), paroxetine (Paxil), citalopram (Celexa), escitalopram (Lexapro), venlafaxine (Effexor), and duloxetine (Cymbalta) are used to treat the symptoms of depression; most of these medications can also help with anxiety.
Major depression is a common emotional disorder which can markedly affect a person's ability to function socially, in family life, and at work.
A person can have a single episode of major depression in their life or may have repeated episodes.
Some depressions are caused by genetic and physiological predisposition and others are situational, which are caused by life stresses.
Dysthymia is a type of depression which is characterized by a lower level of depressive symptoms over a long period of time.
A person can have a single episode of major depression in their life or may have repeated episodes.
Some depressions are caused by genetic and physiological predisposition and others are situational, which are caused by life stresses.
Dysthymia is a type of depression which is characterized by a lower level of depressive symptoms over a long period of time.
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