GeorgePDawsonMD

Psychiatry • Lino Lakes, MN

Addiction, Geriatric Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry

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Office
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Lino Lakes, MN 55014

Education & Training

University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Psychiatry, 1984 - 1986
University of MinnesotaResidency, Psychiatry, 1982 - 1984
Medical College of WisconsinClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

MN State Medical License 1984 - 2025
WI State Medical License 1984 - 1989
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Addiction Psychiatry
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Geriatric Psychiatry
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Distinguished Life Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2015
Elected Distinguished Fellow in Recognition of Significant Contributions to Psychiatry American Psychiatric Association, 2002

Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

An ‘urban legend’ remains an ‘urban legend’
Dawson G, Pies RW, SSM Mental Health, 6/25/2022

Other

Still Dying With Their Rights On, 50 Years Later
Mark L. Ruffalo, George Dawson
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/from-freud-to-fluoxetine/202212/still-dying-with-their-rights-on-50-years-later
Psychology Today - 12/30/2022
The Serotonin Fixation: Much Ado About Nothing New
Ron W. Pies, George Dawson, Psychiatric Times
https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/the-serotonin-fixation-much-ado-about-nothing-new
8/3/2022
Disease-modifying or Something Else?
George Dawson, Real Psychiatry Blog
https://real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/2022/07/disease-modifying-or-something-else.html
7/13/2022
When Did Asylum Directors and Alienists Become Psychiatrists?
George Dawson, MD, Real Psychiatry blog
https://real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/2021/10/when-did-asylum-directors-and-alienists.html
10/5/2021
Another Round of Addiction as a Brain Disease
George Dawson, Real Psychiatry Blog
https://real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/2021/02/another-round-of-addition-as-brain.html
2/28/2021
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Authored Content

The Cardiac AblationSeptember 2023
Likely and Unlikely Causes of Mass ShootingsMarch 2023
The Rights Versus Treatment DebateJanuary 2023
The problem with inpatient unitsOctober 2021
Medical Library Access for EveryoneApril 2021
The New Black Box Warning on BenzodiazepinesMarch 2021
Brain FogMarch 2021
Another Round of Addiction as a Brain DiseaseFebruary 2021
Fluorinated Medications - RevisitedFebruary 2021
Retirement by Default or Transitional Year?January 2021
There Is No Identity Crisis In PsychiatryNovember 2019
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Press Mentions

Committees and StakeholdersApril 18th, 2022
Knowledge WorkersApril 18th, 2022
What Is Psychotherapy and What’s in a Code?October 26th, 2021
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External Links

Real Psychiatryhttp://real-psychiatry.blogspot.com/