Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

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Lyn Treadway, MA, LPA

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Lyn Treadway is a licensed psychological associate who works in both clinical and research capacities in the Department of Psychiatry. She is currently working with Dr. Linda Porrino in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology on a follow up project associated with Dr. Porrino's grant, "Decision Making in Marijuana Users."

Our Doctors

Tom Roth — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:14:28 GMT

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Psychiatry Education Endowment Fund

Tom Roth — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:59:09 GMT

To help our educational process succeed, please consider a tax-deductible gift to the Psychiatry Education Endowment Fund. Thank you for your gift of support.

Substance Abuse

Tom Roth — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:18:05 GMT

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine is dedicated to providing exceptional care using highly trained professionals in the field of chemical dependency. Our approach is one of caring and focused treatment that maximizes the potential of each patient on the road to recovery.

Specialties

Tom Roth — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:19:13 GMT

Department of Psychiatry and Behavoiral Medicine Specialties

Melissa Smith

Tom Roth — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:56:11 GMT

Melissa Smith is the Program Coordinator for the Kate Mills Snider Geriatric Psychiatry Outreach Program (the GO Program).

Karen Beard Byrd

Tom Roth — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:55:47 GMT

Karen Beard Byrd is the nurse practitioner for the Kate Mills Snider Geriatric Psychiatry Outreach Program (GO Program).

Geriatric Psychiatry Outreach (GO) Program

Tom Roth — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:45:41 GMT

The GO Program is a collaborative outreach service that brings mental health care to homebound seniors. GO Team members, under the directorship of Dr. Burton Reifler, are physicians, nurse practitioners and other health care professionals specializing in Geriatric Mental Health.

Electroconvulsive Therapy Service

Tom Roth — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:17:10 GMT

The electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) service at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is recognized internationally as a center of excellence for the treatment of severe and treatment resistant mental illness. ECT is one of the most effective psychiatric treatments for treating mood disorders (major depression and bipolar disorder), improving symptoms and quality of life. ECT may also be helpful for patients with psychotic illnesses whose symptoms have not responded to other treatment approaches.

Dean Melton

Tom Roth — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:53:37 GMT

Dean Melton is the Director of the intensive outpatient and suboxone chemical dependency treatment programs in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

QR - Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine

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QR - Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine

Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Tom Roth — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:07:59 GMT

The patient's best interests come first. This commitment takes priority over everything else we do. Even though we are an academic center with serious commitments to education and research, we never lose sight of the fact that all our activities serve one person - the patient.

Helpful Web Links

Tom Roth — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:12:56 GMT

Web sites recommended by the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at WFUBMC.

ECT Patient Handout

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