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Office
1233 17th Ave S
Nashville, TN 37212Phone+1 615-329-4182
Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Psychiatry, 1975 - 1977
Worcester Recovery Center and HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1974 - 1975- Medical School, University of EdinburghClass of 1968
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 1987 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1975 - 1986- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsEquity and Social Justice Concerns in Mental Health Risk during the Pandemic.Deepika Shaligram, Samuel Okpaku, Eliot Sorel
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie. 2021-06-23 - 26 citationsJustice for George Floyd and a reckoning for global mental healthStevan M. Weine, Brandon A. Kohrt, Pamela Y. Collins, Janice Cooper, Roberto Lewis-Fernández
Global Mental Health. 2020-08-26 - Preliminary outcomes of a model program for increasing treatment access for African American women who use crack cocaine and are at risk for contracting HIVSamuel Okpaku, Samuel A. MacMaster, Sheila Dennie, Deon Tolliver, R. Lyle Cooper
Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work. 2010-02-22
Books/Book Chapters
Press Mentions
Lack of Sunshine in Winter Can Trigger Potentially Dangerous Mental Health Issues, Doctors SayJanuary 16th, 2019
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