DaleBurtonMortimerMD

Psychiatry • Vancouver, WA

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, General Adult Psychiatry

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Office
10000 NE 7th Ave
Ste 385
Vancouver, WA 98685
Phone+1 360-882-9058

Fax+1 360-567-0861

Summary

Dr. Mortimer is a brilliant, internationally-published physician, licensed to practice medicine in Washington State. Dr. Mortimer completed his general adult psychiatry residency training at OHSU, and then completed an additional two-year fellowship in child & adolescent psychiatry. Dr. Mortimer is a diplomate of (- that is, he is "Board Certified" by) The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. As part of the written treatment contract, Dr. Mortimer will do his best to provide his patients with competent medical/psychiatric treatment. In return, patients (and/or the guardian if the patient is a minor) must: agree to keep all appointments and arrive on time; follow-through with agreed-on treatment; make an inviolable commitment to no self-harm; be truthful and honest; abstain from ALL alcohol, ALL cannabis, and other substances of abuse; and promptly pay any outstanding balances on the patient's account.
Dr. Mortimer's families summarize their experiences with him in words like this: "Dr. Mortimer is not necessarily the cheapest, but he is the best. I'm glad I chose Dr. Mortimer." So, for those who want to "get it right" the first time, phone Dr. Mortimer's office today!

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Education & Training

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1988 - 1990
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)Residency, Psychiatry, 1985 - 1988
Oregon Health and Science University School of MedicineClass of 1985
St. John's CollegeB.A., Liberal Arts, 1971 - 1975

Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 1986 - Present
WA State Medical License 1991 - 2025
WA State Medical License 1991 - 2023
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Honors grades in: Clinical Psychiatry Clerkship; Neurology/ Neurosurgery Clerkship; Psychiatry/Circadian Rhythms and Winter Depression; Nutrition; Endocrinology: Fluids and Electrolytes seminar. OHSU School of Medicine Portland, Oregon National Institute

Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

They usually don’t outgrow it: Summary of recent outcome studies of common childhood–onset psychiatric disorders
Mortimer D, Report of the Stockford Village Business Association, 1/1/2005
Successful treatment of attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (“ADHD”) in an adult with comorbidities using cognitive behavioral therapy plus high–dose methampheta...
Mortimer D, Current Concepts Series: Innovations in Health Care: CNS Disorders Case Studies, 1/1/2004
Letter to the Editor: Legally and ethically proper termination of the physician–patient relationship
Mortimer D, Newsletter of The Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission, 1/1/2000
Identification and medical treatment of attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (“ADHD”) in the juvenile justice setting
George RA, Mortimer DB, The ADHD Report, 12/1/1998
Identification and treatment of adult male attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Mortimer DB, George RA, Corrective and Social Psychiatry, 1/1/1997
Attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder in correctional settings (editorial)
Mortimer D, The Newsletter of the Caucus of Psychiatrists Practicing in Criminal Justice Settings, 1/1/1997
Managing psychiatric crises in correctional facilities: Medication strategies for drug withdrawal syndromes in emergency situations
Mortimer D, The Newsletter of the Caucus of Psychiatrists Practicing in Criminal Justice Settings, 1/1/1994
History and treatment efforts for a prison special management unit: The psychiatrist’s role in the Special Management Unit
Mortimer D, International Journal of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology, 1/1/1993
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Lectures

The Titanic Effect: On the Possible Sinking of Medicine in General, and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Specifically
Vancouver, WA - 1/1/2012
Using Holland’s Self Directed Search to Help Clarify Your Vocational Options (Presentation to college students, alumni and staff)
St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD - 1/1/2012
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and stimulants: Clinical update.
Portland, OR - 1/1/2002
Identifying depressed children and adolescents in the school classroom: How school psychologists can help
Vancouver, WA - 1/1/2002
Docs and cops: choices, options and consequences (Presenter on the medical consequences of handgun injuries)
Vancouver, WA. 1999-2000 - 1/1/2000
Erwin Strauss’ “The Upright Posture” (Seminar Leader)
Portland, OR - 1/1/1999
Symptom management of Tourette’s disorder (Public Presentation)
Vancouver, WA - 1/1/1998
Diagnosis and treatment options for children and adolescents with obsessive compulsive disorder (Public Presentation)
SW Washington Medical Center, Vancouver, WA - 1/1/1997
Adolescent with Comorbid Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Social Anxiety Disorder: Now What Do We Do? (Case Presentation)
Portland, OR - 1/1/1997
Transition to Private Practice: Avoiding Decision Overload (Yearly seminar)
Portland, OR, 1995-1997 - 1/1/1997
Psychiatric medications: pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics (Presentation to correctional physicians)
Oregon Department of Corrections, Salem, OR - 1/1/1996
Social Phobia and Social Anxiety Disorder in Adolescents
Mountain View High School. Vancouver, WA, 1995 - 1/1/1996
Juveniles in adult maximum security prisons
New York, NY - 1/1/1996
Psychiatric Treatment of Adult Men and Women Inmates in a Maximum Security Prison: From Play Pen to State Pen
Portland, OR - 1/1/1991
Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels; Descartes’ Meditations
Ashland, OR, 1976-1978 - 1/1/1978
Dante’s Inferno (Seminar Leader and Organizer)
Ashland, OR, 1976-1978 - 1/1/1978
The Gospel According to Matthew (Seminar Leader and Organizer)
Ashland, OR, 1976-1978 - 1/1/1978
Aristotle’s On The Soul (Seminar Leader and Organizer)
Ashland, OR, 1976-1978 - 1/1/1978
Plato’s Phaedo (Seminar Leader and Organizer)
Ashland, OR, 1976-1978 - 1/1/1978
Biochemical Principles Applied to Psychiatric Treatments: Safe and Rational Use of Psychotropic Medications
Salem, OR
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Other

Mortimer DB, “They usually don’t outgrow it: summary of recent outcome studies of common childhood–onset psychiatric disorders.” Report of the Stockford Village Busine...