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Bruce Borkosky, Psy.D.

U.S.
Available
  • Knowledgeability 9.79
  • Clarity of Response 9.86
  • Politeness 9.89
  • Response Time(hr) 12.7
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 20.4
  • Total Questions 384
 any related to psychology, especially related to forensic psychology

Jessica Chew

U.S.
Available
  • Knowledgeability 9.58
  • Clarity of Response 10.00
  • Politeness 10.00
  • Response Time(hr) 24.8
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 23.7
  • Total Questions 39
 I can answer questions related to bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, post traumatic disorder, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and borderline personality disorder. I am not a doctor so I cannot prescribe drugs but I am familiar with drugs treating all of these conditions.

Lavinia Albescu

Romania
Available
  • Knowledgeability 9.77
  • Clarity of Response 9.85
  • Politeness 9.98
  • Response Time(hr) 25.8
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 74.1
  • Total Questions 316
 Any questions related to psychology in general and to specific areas of psychology; also questions and advice related to personal problems, in situations that require taking decisions, change, grief, work and carrier issues, stress management,addiction, conflict resolution and life coaching.

Alan Auerbach

Afghanistan
Available
  • Knowledgeability 9.81
  • Clarity of Response 9.91
  • Politeness 9.97
  • Response Time(hr) 7.2
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 3.2
  • Total Questions 3809
 Taught psychology for 30 years, authored four textbooks. Specialize in introductory and industrial/organizational psychology, but will tackle wider range of areas.

Andrew M. Elmore, Ph.D.

U.S.
Available
  • Knowledgeability 9.79
  • Clarity of Response 9.76
  • Politeness 9.93
  • Response Time(hr) 33.5
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 49.8
  • Total Questions 725
 I can answer questions about: Stress. Headaches. Stress-related Disorders. Anxiety/Panic Disorder. Depression. Psychopathology. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Personal Problem Solving. Life in General. Relationships: Love, Friendship, Business Partner, Coworker, Family,Child/Parent. What makes us tick. The use of psycho-pharmacological agents in combination with psychological treatment. How to deal with evil people in your life. How to improve your outlook under duress. How to control stress. How to control mood. How to control headaches. I cannot answer: Questions about Eating Disorders. Questions about computers.

Sam Vaknin, Ph.D.

Macedonia
Available
  • Knowledgeability 9.90
  • Clarity of Response 9.72
  • Politeness 9.88
  • Response Time(hr) 13.1
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 14.6
  • Total Questions 2075
 Personality disorders. I have collaborated with Israeli psychologists and criminologists in the study of personality disorders and am the author of "Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited" (available from Barnes and Noble and Amazon and as an e-book from my publisher). My expertise is: the Narcissistic Personality Disorder and pathological narcissism.

Daniel Keeran

U.S.
Available
  • Knowledgeability 9.80
  • Clarity of Response 9.78
  • Politeness 9.95
  • Response Time(hr) 35.7
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 74.0
  • Total Questions 350
 I am able to answer questions about relationships, parent, child, self-help, marriage, counseling, depression, sexual abuse, rape trauma, bereavement, grief, death of loved one, child abduction, conflict at work, separation, divorce, break-up, fear of remaining single, infertility, childlessness, anger management, verbal abuse, family violence, repeating unhealthy relationships, substance abuse, addiction, childhood abuse, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, loneliness, co-dependency, porn addiction, religious alienation, bi-polar disorder, homelessness, anti-social personality, foster care, borderline personality disorder, psychology, mental health, counseling skills, adoption, bankruptcy, insomnia, agoraphobia, social anxiety

Dr. Gurvinder Kalra, MD

India
On Vacation
returns 02/15/2012
  • Knowledgeability 9.78
  • Clarity of Response 9.82
  • Politeness 9.96
  • Response Time(hr) 11.2
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 11.9
  • Total Questions 344
 I can answer questions related to Psychiatric illnesses, their management, relationship issues etc.

Daniel S. Harrop, M.D.

U.S.
On Vacation
returns 02/21/2012
  • Knowledgeability 9.80
  • Clarity of Response 9.82
  • Politeness 9.85
  • Response Time(hr) 25.7
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 20.9
  • Total Questions 6128
 Dr. Daniel S. Harrop received his B.A. and his M.D., both from Brown, and his M.B.A. from the Edinburgh Business School, Scotland. Board-certified in adult and geriatric psychiatry, he is a past president of the R.I. Psychiatric Society and a member of the Committee on Medical Quality of the American Psychiatric Association and the Committee on Continuing Medical Education of the R.I Medical Society. He serves as a consultant to four of the top five major medical management companies, including OptumHealth/United Healthcare, Magellan Behavioral Health Services, ValueOptions and APS Healthcare, and maintains a private practice in Providence, R.I. He also serves as chief psychiatric consultant on the Medical Advisory Board at the R.I. Workers Compensation Court. He was formerly on the faculty at the medical schools at both Brown University and Harvard University.

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2012-02-08 can not concentrate:

Appu    Dreaming all the time or thinking you are dreaming all the time is not abnormal.  You have an active imagination and it sounds like your, inability to concentrate, is a function of the voice inside

2012-02-05 Moving Forward !:

It's not that unusual for a person to somehow, quite unwittingly, alienate a number of people, and wonder how it happened. If you'll accept a metaphor, no matter how competent, self-aware and bright, it's

2012-02-04 regarding unpredictable behaviour of 10 yr old child:

Hello Pooja    I can't diagnose and recommend anything specific at a distance, but will try to offer some general and basic suggestions.    The most important would be to reward the "well behaved and cooperative"

2012-02-02 split-brain surgery:

Hello Hiral, thanks for your question.        Split brain surgery was used primarily for patients with intractable seizures. the surgery involves cutting all or a portion of the corpus callosum in the

2012-02-01 Depression cause of weight gain?:

The trouble with answering someone as articulate as you is that there's nothing I can say that you won't already know. But sometimes the words chosen can help, so I'll try.      To answer your first line

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