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Expert Profile: Ivan Goldberg, M.D.

Expertise: I am a psychiatrist/psychopharmacologist with many years of expereince in treating individuals with depressions, manic-depression (Bipolar Disorder), other mood disorders,. I am especially interested in the psychopharmacologic treatment of individuals with so called "treatment-resistant" syndromes.
I have been on the staff of the National Institute of Mental Health, Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. I am currently in full-time private practice in New York City.

A.B. Johns Hopkins University
M.D. N.Y.U. College of Medicine

I am the creator of Depression Central:http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html

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Interesting. It's funny you mention the substance abuse thing because I have a family member who's an alcoholic. I'll google those terms and maybe ask
(Rosalyn on 11/25/08)

Thank you for your reply. I will bring up your answer with my psychiatrist.
(Elizabeth on 11/06/08)

I am quite happy with the concise information I received. Thanks!
(Erin on 10/28/08)

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Recent Answers from Ivan Goldberg, M.D.

2008-12-01 Cyclothymia: Hi Kathrine . . . The relationship between ADD and bipolar disorder is not well understood. In some people what looks like ADD is really the earliest manifestation of bipolar disorder. In other, ADD...

2008-11-27 bipolar bf: Hi Carmen . . . Bipolar disorder does not define everything asbout a person. Some people with bipolar disorder are affectionate others are emotionally frozen and unavailable. Emotionality is often totally...

2008-11-24 Mixed episodes (agitated depression): Hi Rosalyn . . . The milder forms of bipolar disorder are regularly misdiagnosed as unipolar (major) depression. In the past few years it has become clearer that there are many people with what has...

2008-11-20 side effects of lithium: Hi Lyn, Lithobid is lithium carbonate in a slow release form. Some people tolerate tu better than the regular tablets or capsules of lithium Others do not. When one of my patients develops side-effects...

2008-11-17 bipolar: Hi Lili . . . Bipolar disorder si not a personality disorder. Personality disorders are such disorders as borderline personality disorder, paranoid personality disorder etc. You can read about personality...