Dr. James Lawrence Abelson MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
1500 East Medical Center Dr 4th Floor Med Inn Rm Ann Arbor MI, 48109Rating
5/5
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Dr. James Abelson is a psychiatrist practicing in Ann Arbor, MI. Dr. Abelson is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Abelson diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Abelson may treat patients through a variety of methods including medications, psychotherapy or talk therapy, psychosocial interventions and more, depending on each individual case. Different medications that a psychiatrist might prescribe include antidepressants, antipsychotic mediations, mood stabilizers, stimulants, sedatives and hypnotics. Dr. Abelson treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Univ of Mi Med Sch, Ann Arbor Mi 1984
University of Michigan Medical School 1984
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Neuroendocrine and psychophysiologic responses in PTSD: a symptom provocation study.
- Dose response of adrenocorticotropin and cortisol to the CCK-B agonist pentagastrin.
- Dose response of arginine vasopressin to the CCK-B agonist pentagastrin.
- Hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal response to cholecystokinin-B receptor agonism is resistant to cortisol feedback inhibition.
- The buffering effects of active coping on the relationship between SES and cortisol among African American young adults.
- Effect of repeat exposure on neuroendocrine and symptom responses to pentagastrin.
- Effects of propranolol on symptom and endocrine responses to pentagastrin.
- Anxious and depressive disorders and their comorbidity: effect on central nervous system noradrenergic function.
- Cognitive modulation of the endocrine stress response to a pharmacological
- The development of persistent pain and psychological morbidity after motor vehicle collision: integrating the potential role of stress response systems into a biopsychosocial model.
- HPA axis activity in patients with panic disorder: review and synthesis of four studies.
- Respiratory irregularity and stress hormones in panic disorder: exploring potential linkages.
- Effect of time of preparation on pentagastrin-induced symptom, endocrine and cardiovascular responses.
- Naturalistic stress and cortisol response to awakening: adaptation to seafaring.
- Impact of social anxiety disorder on employment among women receiving welfare benefits.
Treatments
- Anxiety
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