Psychiatry & Psychology--General/Expert Profile

Daniel S. Harrop, M.D.

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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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2010-01-23 help please.:

Your father's support is excellent. He sounds like a great father. Really, 18 is too young to marry. At 22, after your bachelor's, that is fine. Your dad says you can marry anyone you want. Perfect!

2010-01-22 Mom age 83 and me (age 54):

(1) Why do you need to defend yourself? Usually only people who don't have enough self-esteem (insecure) need to defend themselves again something like this. (2) How to ignore someone? Walk away,

2010-01-21 Meds--too much sleep:

Other people have this problem. It is caused by the combination of Zyprexa and Depakote but these meds are usually needed for your illness so I would not suggest you do anything about this without a discussion

2010-01-20 Prozac:

Prozac is also used for Obsessions. The prescription is perfectly appropriate. Sometimes some people have temporary side effects. However, don't trust internet talk. There are anti-psychiatry groups

2010-01-18 22 year old son with 3 year old daughter:

The best thing would be to get them into some counseling so they can work on being parents -- they won't be spouses but they will be parents together the rest of their lives. You might also seek out a

 

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