HoustonPaulPutmanIIIMDDLFAPA, FACPsych

Psychiatry • Austin, TX

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Office
1801 Lavaca
9DE
Austin, TX 78701

Summary

Dr. H. Paul Putman III is a well-established Psychiatrist based in Austin, Texas. He completed his psychiatry residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in 1986 as Chief Resident, after graduating from the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine. He specializes in mood and anxiety disorders, psychopharmacology, and metacognition. Dr. Putman has numerous publications, with works focusing on treatment resistance, cognitive errors in practice, and psychopharmacology. His distinguished career has resulted in several honors and awards, including Fellow from the American College of Psychiatrists in 2023 and Distinguished Life Fellow from the American Psychiatric Association in 2017, and he continues to teach and lecture. He serves on the Editorial Board of the journal Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice.

The Failed Concept of Treatment Resistance | Psychiatric Research and Clinical P

There is no consensus on definition or criteria within any diagnostic category; literature supports a broad range of individual causes of treatment failure.

Dr. Paul Putman | Psychiatrist & Author

H. Paul Putman III, MD: Psychiatrist and Author of Rational Psychopharmacology, Rollercoaster

Education & Training

Medical University of South CarolinaResidency, Psychiatry, 1982 - 1986
University of Texas Medical Branch School of MedicineClass of 1982
Austin CollegeB.A., Biology, 1974 - 1978

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1983 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow American College of Psychiatrists, 2023
Distinguished Life Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2017
Distinguished Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2003
Heywood Clements Leadership Award Austin College, 1997
Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 1995
Laughlin Fellow The American College of Psychiatrists, 1986
J.J. Cleckley Clinical Excellence Award, Department of Psychiatry Medical University of South Carolina, 1984-1985
Mu Delta Honorary Medical Service Society 1981
Alpha Chi National Honor Scholarship Society 1978
Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society 1977
Outstanding Service Award Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity, 1976
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
The Amytal interview in the diagnosis of late onset psychosis with cultural features presenting as catatonic stupor.
Pellegrini Aj, Putman P rd
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 1984-08-01

Journal Articles

The Failed Concept of Treatment Resistance
H. Paul Putman III, MD, Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice, 6/21/2024
Depressive Symptoms and Intellectual Functioning in Anxiety Patients Treated with Clorazepate
Fabre LF, Putman HP, J CL Psychiatry, 1/1/1988
A Fixed Dose Clinical Trial of Fluoxetine in Outpatients with Major Depression
Fabre LF, Putman HP, J CL Psychiatry, 1/1/1987
Ascending Single-Dose Tolerance Study of WY-45,030, A Bicyclic Anti-Depressant, In Healthy Men
Fabre LF, Putman HP, Current Therapeutic Research, 1/1/1987
The Structure of Psychiatric Internships in 1977-83, A Comparative Study
Santos AB, Putman HP, J Psychiatric Education, 1/1/1985
The Amytal Interview in the Diagnosis of Late Onset Psychosis Presenting as Catatonia
Pellegrini AJ, Putman HP, J Nervous and Mental Disease, 1/1/1984
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Books/Book Chapters

Thinking Again: Reducing Cognitive Errors in Psychiatric Practice
H. Paul Putman III, MDAmerican Psychiatric Association Publishing, Washington DC2025
Encountering Treatment Resistance: Solutions Through Reconceptualization
H. Paul Putman III, MDAmerican Psychiatric Association Publishing , Washington, DC2024
Rational Psychopharmacology: A Book of Clinical Skills
H. Paul Putman III, MDAmerican Psychiatric Association Publishing, Washington, DC2020
Rollercoaster - Finding and Treating Bipolar and Other Unstable Mood Disorders: A Handbook for Patients, Families and Professionals
Lulu Publishing2006
Mind Over Matter; A Resident's Reference Manual to Local Mental Health Resources and Physical Supports and Aids
Putman HP, Brantley KMedical University of South Carolina1982
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Lectures

Encountering Treatment Resistance
APA Annual Meeting, New York City - 5/5/2024
Metacognition in Psychiatric Practice
Department of Psychiatry, Dell Medical School, UT Austin - 2/2024
Rational Psychopharmacology: Supplements, Somatic Treatments
UT McGovern Psychiatry Residents - 11/18/2020
Rational Psychopharmacology: Adverse Events
UT McGovern Psychiatry Residents - 10/21/2020
Introduction to Rational Psychopharmacology
UT McGovern Psychiatry Residents - 8/19/2020
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Authored Content

Age Does Not Equal Cognitive Ability: Ageism in MedicineDecember 2024
Anchoring Translational PsychiatryJuly 2024
The Failed Concept of Treatment ResistanceJune 2024
It Stands to Reason: Unlocking Success at APA 2024May 2024
Special Report: Rethinking Treatment Resistance as Impasse, Rather Than EndpointApril 2024
Generative Chatbots Are Not Search EnginesJuly 2023
Participation in Public Discourse over Controversial IssuesMay 2023
VIEWPOINTS: The Rewards of Thinking Like a GeneralistMarch 2023
VIEWPOINTS: Outcome Data Trump Theory in Clinical PracticeSeptember 2022
The Future of Psychiatric Diagnosis ExploredMay 2022
FIRST PERSON: Rational Prescribing Is Caring PsychopharmacologyJanuary 2022
FIRST PERSON: Supportive Psychotherapy: Ugly Duckling of Psychiatric PracticeNovember 2020
FROM THE EXPERTS: Algorithms in Practice: Habitual Application of Defined Steps to Improve CareNovember 2020
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Press Mentions

The Failed Concept of Treatment ResistanceMay 4th, 2024

Committees

Associate Editor, Editorial Board, Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice 2024 - Present
Chair, Continuing Education, American College of Psychiatrists 2020 - 2022
Committee Member, Finance, American College of Psychiatrists 2007 - 2013
President, Central Neuropsychiatric Association (now merged with American Neuropsychiatric Association) 1999 - 2000
Committee Member, Early Career Psychiatrists, American Psychiatric Association 1988 - 1993
Chair, Committee of Residents, American Psychiatric Association 1983 - 1986