Dr. Donald W Black MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
200 Hawkins Dr Iowa City IA, 52242Rating
5/5
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Dr. Donald Black is a psychiatrist practicing in Iowa City, IA. Dr. Black is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Black diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Black 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. Black treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Univ of Ut Sch of Med, Salt Lake Cty Ut 1982
University of Utah School of Medicine 1982
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Clozapine and pericarditis with pericardial effusion.
- Pedophilia treated with carbamazepine and clonazepam.
- STEPPS: a cognitive-behavioral systems-based group treatment for outpatients with borderline personality disorder--a preliminary report.
- Paroxetine for multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome.
- The relationship between DST results and suicidal behavior.
- Quality of life and family history in pathological gambling.
- Psychiatric diagnosis and weight loss following gastric surgery for obesity.
- An open-label trial of bupropion in the treatment of pathologic gambling.
- Compulsive disorders.
- Suicide and psychotic depression.
- Gulf War veterans with anxiety: prevalence, comorbidity, and risk factors.
- Suicidal behavior in borderline personality disorder: prevalence, risk factors, prediction, and prevention.
- Integrating pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy in the management of anxiety disorders.
- Use of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) as a screening tool in prisons: results of a preliminary study.
- Depression in veterans of the first Gulf War and comparable military controls.
Treatments
- Bipolar Disorder
- Anxiety
- Eating Disorders
- Psychosis
- Anorexia
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
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Nearest Hospitals
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR RAPIDSl
701 10TH STREET SE CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52403