Psychiatry

We Specialize in:

• Children
• Adolescents
•  Adults
•  Geriatrics

Psychiatric field has grown tremendously from last 10 years and there are a wide variety of new medications and psychotherapy techniques that can benefit a wide variety of issues ranging from mood disorders such as depression to anxiety, phobias, eating disorders, PTSD and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

We provide evaluation, medication management and psychotherapy for a broad range of mental health issues including:

To make an initial appointment, please call: 301-498-0011 Emergency appointments available

Fees:

• Initial consultation
• One-time consultation
• Medication management

Dr. Padder participates with a limited number of insurance plans Fee for service

• Cash
• Credit Cards
• Personal checks

We can supply a receipt for you to submit to your insurance company for reimbursement.

In addition to longitudinal care, Dr. Padder offers one-time consultations to patients referred by their psychiatrists for a second opinion or treatment recommendations; The consultation includes a review of patient records, a comprehensive evaluation, and recommendations.

Print and complete the new patient registration form and bring it along with you on your first appointment along with any other medical records and list of medications.

If you experience an emergency, call Dr. Padder at 301-498-0011

If he is not available to talk with you immediately, especially after hours and on weekends, leave a detailed message and call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.

Anxiety

• Anxiety (National Library of Medicine)
• Visit the National Institute of Mental Health; under "Select a Topic" choose "Anxiety Disorders" to find useful brochures.
• Social-Anxiety.org
• Anxiety Disorders Association of America

Panic Disorders

• Panic Disorder (National Library of Medicine)
• Panic Disorder: Panic Attacks and Agoraphobia (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Panic Disorder (American Psychiatric Association)
• Panic disorder with agoraphobia

Depression

• Depression (National Library of Medicine)
• Visit the National Institute of Mental Health; under "Select a Topic" choose "Depression" to find useful brochures.
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
• National Foundation for Depressive Illness
• Bipolar II Depression

Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression)

• Bipolar Disorder (National Library of Medicine) Visit the National Institute of Mental Health; under "Select a Topic" choose "Bipolar Disorder" to find useful brochures.
• Bipolar II and Bipolar Spectrum Disorders
• Bipolar News -a guide to the latest research on bipolar, for clinicians, patients and families.
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

Suicide

• Suicide (National Library of Medicine)
• Suicide and Depression (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education)
• Suicide: What to Do When Someone Is Suicidal (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Schizophrenia

• Schizophrenia (National Library of Medicine)
• Schizophrenia: A Guide for Patients and Families
• Visit the National Institute of Mental Health; under "Select a Topic" choose "Schizophrenia" to find useful brochures.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (National Library of Medicine)
• Visit the National Institute of Mental Health; under "Select a Topic" choose "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder" to find useful brochures.
• American Psychiatric Association on ADHD

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (National Library of Medicine)
• PTSD: A Guide For Patients and Families
• Visit the National Institute of Mental Health; under "Select a Topic" choose "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder" to find useful brochures.
• PTSD Alliance
• National Organization for Victim Assistance

Personality Disorders

• Personality Disorders (National Library of Medicine)
• Visit the National Institute of Mental Health; under "Select a Topic" choose Personality Disorder" to find useful brochures.
• Borderline Personality Disorder Sanctuary
• Borderline Personality Disorder Central: for relatives and friends

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (National Library of Medicine)
• OCD: A Guide for Patients and Family
• Visit the National Institute of Mental Health; under "Select a Topic" choose "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder" to find useful brochures.

Eating Disorders

• Eating Disorders (National Library of Medicine)
• Visit the National Institute of Mental Health; under "Select a Topic" choose "Eating Disorders" to find useful brochures.
• Online support for binge-eating, bulimia and anorexia is available at: www.something-fishy.org.
• Support groups for binge-eating at Overeaters Anonymous American Dietetic Association

Women's Health

• Women and Mental Health From the National Institutes of Health(National Institute of Mental Health)
• Women's Health Depression and Pregnancy
• Postpartum Depression (PDF, 2001)
• Postpartum Depression Fact Sheet

Drug Abuse

• Drug Abuse (National Library of Medicine)
• Prescription Drug Abuse (National Library of Medicine)
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Heroin Abuse and Addiction From the National Institutes of Health(National Institute on Drug Abuse)
• Buprenorphine Sublingual and Buprenorphine and Naloxone� Sublingual