Ava T. Albrecht, MD, is a graduate of Rush Medical College in Chicago, Illinois. She completed her psychiatric residency training in general psychiatry and in child and adolescent psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine. She served as Associate Director of the Adolescent Day Hospital at Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City for 8 years before taking on her current position as Service Chief of Adolescent Inpatient Services at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, Connecticut. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. Her past clinical experience includes working in emergency psychiatry as an attending physician in the Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program at Bellevue Hospital Center. She has also worked with developmentally disabled youth as a staff psychiatrist in an outpatient clinic setting for the Young Adult Institute/ Premier HealthCare. Dr. Albrecht currently maintains a private practice in New York City and New Canaan, Connecticut where she evaluates and treats children, adolescents, and adults, many of whom suffer from depression. With hobbies that include writing and reading, she has both authored and coauthored chapters in books for mental health professionals. This is Dr. Albrecht’s fourth publication in this series, previously coauthoring the first edition of 100 Questions & Answers About Depression, and 100 Questions & Answers About Bipolar Disorder and authoring most recently 100 Questions & Answers About Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Charles Herrick, MD, is Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut. Dr. Herrick is a member of the faculty at New York Medical College as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry where his duties include teaching medical students and psychiatry residents. He has overseen various programs at Danbury Hospital, including Consultation Services, Crisis Intervention Services, Inpatient Services, and Chemical Dependency Services. Dr. Herrick graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and completed his residency training in general psychiatry at Tufts, New England Medical Center Hospitals, and in child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Herrick’s clinical experience has been diverse in terms of patient population, practice setting, and geographic location. He has coauthored books on depression, bipolar disorder, alcoholism, and smoking for patients and their family members and has lectured on a variety of psychiatric topics to both medical audiences and the general public. 100 Questions & Answers About Depression Second Edition Ava T. Albrecht, MD NYU School of Medicine New York, NY Yale School of Medicine New Haven, CT Silver Hill Hospital New Canaan, CT Charles Herrick, MD New York Medical College Valhalla, NY Department of Psychiatry, Danbury Hospital Danbury, CT 77593_FM00_print.indd i 1/23/10 12:28:31 AM World Headquarters Jones and Bartlett Publishers 40 Tall Pine Drive Sudbury, MA 01776 978-443-5000
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