Dr. Steve Baskin, A Berkeley, California Psychiatrist specializes in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of the following:
- Adult Attention Deficit Disorder (Adult ADHD, Adult ADD)
- Depression
- Bipolar Disorder
- Anxiety Disorders
My purpose as a medical doctor in seeing patients is to help relieve their suffering and to give them an overall better sense of well-being. We work together to increase their sense of mastery in their life and to help them attain increased self esteem that comes from their improved ability to function in the world in all spheres school, work and relationships. I have been in practice 26 years. I have a tremendous amount of experience in diagnosing and treating all the conditions mentioned above. I am always focused on trying to treat the whole patient, a holistic approach. I always spend a generous hour and a half for the initial evaluation, which all good psychiatrists do. It takes an hour-and-a-half to really get to know someone, to trace their symptoms back to childhood whether it is depression, anxiety ADHD or ADD, to know the current stressors in their life (job stressors, relationship stressors, etc) You also need to know family history in depth and all the medications the person has been on in the past including side effects and benefits. Finally, you need to rule in or rule out other psychiatric or medical diagnoses (60%-80% of adults with ADD have a second diagnosis).
I have an excellent network of Psychotherapists, ADHD Coaches and Learning Disability Specialists that I often refer patients to during the course of treatment.
