Dr. Les Linet, MD, Addiction Psychiatrist
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Dr. Les Linet, MD

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194 N Harrison St Princeton NJ, 08540
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Les Linet, MD is a physician, specializing in psychiatry and practicing in Monroe Twp., NJ. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Linet diagnoses and treats patients through a variety of methods including medications, psychotherapy (talk therapy), psychosocial interventions and more - depending on each individual case. Different medications that a Dr. Linet might prescribe include antidepressants, mood stabilizers, stimulants, and ant-anxiety medications. Dr. Linet frequently treats depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADHD and other mental illnesses. He is doubly board certified - both in General Psychiatry and also in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Linet thus treats children and adults of all ages.

Education and Training

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Board Certification

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (Psychiatry and Neurology)

Provider Details

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Dr. Les Linet, MD
Dr. Les Linet, MD's Expert Contributions
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  • Parental Alienation Syndrome and the Law of Gravity

    Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) has, to date, not been included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and is not widely accepted in United States courts. Even after it might be included in the diagnostic manual, courtroom arguments will likely continue for decades –...

  • Parental Alienation Syndrome

    In my YouTube video, Parental Alienation Syndrome Excerpts from Gregory Mantell Show, I have excerpted segments from an excellent discussion of Parental Alienation. This episode is from a weekly half-hour program, the most successful talk show on the internet. "The Gregory Mantell Show” airs on...

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Areas of expertise and specialization

General Child and Adult PsychiatryMood and anxiety disordersADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) in children and adultsDepression

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Local Public Speaking -
  • Speaks in Youtube Videos on Child and Adult Psychiatric Problems -
  • Medical Director, TheraCorp Behavioral Health, Jamesburg NJ 2021 - Present
  • Medical and Psychiatric Director Blueberry Treatment Centers, Brooklyn, NY 1987 - 1998
  • Clinical Associate Professor College of Health Professions, Pace University 2022 - Present
  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY 1988 - 1991
  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry , State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn NY 1976 - 1992

Awards

  • Best of Princeton Psychiatrists Award in 2011 and 2012   

Professional Memberships

  • American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry  

Treatments

  • medication managementpsychotherapy

Fellowships

  • State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn NY, fellowship in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry,

Professional Society Memberships

  • American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Articles and Publications

  • The Search For Stimulation: Understanding Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder. http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/adult-ADHD. Malicious Divorce Syndrome. http://www.selfgrowth.com

What do you attribute your success to?

  • I really like my patients. My goal is not to change my patients. My goal is simply to release them from the psychological and psychiatric obstacles which interfere with their being who they really are.

Awards

  • Named by Whos Who as Pinnical Professional in Psychiatry for 2015As editor of The Brooklyn Psychiatrist, the newsletter won Honorable Mention in the 1997 American Psychiatric Associations Newsletter of the Year competition.Dinner Chairman for first annual fund raising dinner in 1997 for Zareinu (Our Children), a special education resource program.Plaque awarded for years of service on the Tourette Syndrome Association Medical Advisory Board from 1982-1999.

Teaching and speaking

  • Sept 1990. Appeared as guest on The Mental Health Report, a cable access television program produced by Elaine Edelman, on the topic of Tourette Syndrome. The specific program on which I appeared won first prize in a nationwide competition (Nova award) for news and information category. Sept 1991. Appeared as guest on The Mental Health Report, a cable access television program produced by Elaine Edelman, on the topic of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.March 1992. Appeared as guest on The Mental Health Report, a cable access television program produced by Elaine Edelman,on the topic, Dealing with Phobias.June 17, 1992. Appeared on Maury Povich for a discussion on Tourette Syndrome.November 7, 1993. Appeared as guest on the Mental Health Report, a cable access television program produced by Elaine Edelman, on the topic of Tourette Syndrome. June 11, 1997 Appeared as scheduled guest on Good Day, First Edition. Interviewed by Lynn Brown on topic of Tourette Syndrome, Fox Television Network, Channel 51999. Healthology.com internet text and webcast participation on topics of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and depression.

Favorite Place to Vacation

  • JapanAlaskaIceland

Hobbies / Sports

  • senior pickleballsenior softball

Dr. Les Linet, MD's Practice location

Les Linet, MD

194 N Harrison St -
Princeton, NJ 08540
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MONROE TWP, NJ 08831
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