
Dr. Paul Maben Helms M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
2411 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Eugene OR, 97401About
Dr. Paul Helms is a psychiatrist practicing in Eugene, OR. Dr. Helms is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Helms diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Helms 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. Helms treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Univ of Tx Med Branch Galveston, Galveston Tx 1978
Texas A&M University, TX 1978
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Electroencephalograms in the screening of acute psychiatric inpatients.
- Efficacy of antipsychotics in the treatment of the behavioral complications of dementia: a review of the literature.
- Unipolar depression in the elderly. Reoccurrence on discontinuation of tricyclic antidepressants.
- Abnormalities of blink rate in psychoses: a preliminary report.
- Recurrent psychotic depression. Evidence of diagnostic stability.
- Adverse effects of lithium therapy in the acutely ill elderly patient.
- Lithium-hydrochlorothiazide interaction?
Dr. Paul Maben Helms M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 2411 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
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- Dr. Paul H Choi MD2411 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD EUGENE OR 97401
- Dr. John O Lipkin M.D.1200 Hilyard St Eugene OR 97401
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Nearest Hospitals
MCKENZIE-WILLAMETTE MEDICAL CENTERl
1460 G STREET SPRINGFIELD OR 97477SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY DISTRICTl
1255 HILYARD STREET EUGENE OR 97401SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER - RIVERBENDl
3333 RIVERBEND DRIVE SPRINGFIELD OR 97477