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Office
25 Main Street
Stockbridge, MA 01262Phone+1 413-931-5208Fax+1 413-298-4020
Education & Training
- Austen Riggs CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1978 - 1982
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1975 - 1978
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1973
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1972
- Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians & SurgeonsM.D., Psychiatry, 1972
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 1978 - 2025
- VT State Medical License 1973 - 2014
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Member, Board of Trustees American Psychiatric Association
- Outstanding Psychiatrist in Clinical Psychiatry Massachusetts Psychiatric Society, 2003
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 20 citationsA view from Riggs--treatment resistance and patient authority: I. A psychodynamic perspective on treatment resistance.Eric M. Plakun
The Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry. 2006-01-01 - 3 citationsClinical Necessity Guidelines for Psychotherapy, Insurance Medical Necessity and Utilization Review Protocols, and Mental Health Parity.Susan G. Lazar, Meiram Bendat, Glen O. Gabbard, Kenneth N. Levy, Nancy McWILLIAMS
Journal of Psychiatric Practice. 2018-05-01 - 7 citationsImportant medical decisions: Using brief motivational interviewing to enhance patients' autonomous decision-making.Michael V. Pantalon, William H. Sledge, Stephen F. Bauer, Beth Brodsky, Stephanie Giannandrea
Journal of Psychiatric Practice. 2013-03-01
Journal Articles
- Psychiatry and Psychotherapy: Canary in the Coal Mine Fights Back: What access to “intermediate levels of care” says about managed carePlakun EM, Psychiatric News, 3/15/2019
Lectures
- Countertransference enactment in personality disordersNew York City
- An emotionally empty woman narcissistic woman with a negative therapeutic reaction: First do no harmPsychodynamic Psychotherapy in Boston, MA
- Dynamic therapy with self-destructive borderline patients: An Alliance Based Intervention for SuicideMassachusetts and Albany Association of Psychoanalytic Psychology
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Press Mentions
- COVID-19 and Psychotherapy: Addressing Blocked MourningJuly 9th, 2020
- Austen Riggs Center Named a High Performing Hospital for Psychiatry by U.S. News & World ReportJuly 30th, 2019
- Legal Promise of Equal Mental Health Treatment Often Falls ShortJune 7th, 2019
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Committees
- member, American Psychiatric Association Finance and Budget Committee 2020 - Present
- Representing AREA 1 (New England and Eastern Canada), American Psychiatric Association Board of Trustees 2018 - Present
- Founding Leader, American Psychiatric Association Psychotherapy Caucus 2014 - Present
- Member, Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP) Psychotherapy Committee
- Member, National Association of Behavioral Health (NABH) Managed Care Committee
- Founding member, Coalition for Psychotherapy Parity
- Member, American College of Psychiatrists Nominating Committee
Professional Memberships
- Honorary member
- American Academy of Psychodynamic Psychiatry and PsychoanalysisFellow
- American College of PsychiatristsFellow
- Member
External Links
- Austen Riggs Centerhttp://austenriggs.org
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