Dr. Henry L. McCurtis MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
146 Central Park West New York New York, 10023Rating
3/5
About
I am a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, with a specialty in addiction psychiatry. I have maintained an integrative psychiatry practice based on diagnostic assessment and treatment guided by biological, psychological, social, and behavioral paradigms since 1978. A developmental orientation toward understanding human behavior guides my clinical perspective. This is influenced by a special interest in attachment styles and their impact on interpersonal conflict in families and couples.
I have a keen interest in the phase of life problems resulting in major transitions in development. Transitions such as the passage from adolescents to young adulthood, marriage, divorce, mid life adjustments, retirement, and grief and bereavement are a special interest of mine. A psychoanalytic perspective informs my approach to elucidating the experiences of the past that influence the perspective in the here and now motivating one to think, feel, and act in predictable patterns that influence agency, identity, empathy, and intimacy.
Education and Training
Stanford University
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology- Addiction Psychiatry
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Addiction Psychiatry
Provider Details
Dr. Henry L. McCurtis MD's Expert Contributions
Are there medications that can improve focus?
The short answer is yes. The cause of your inattention will determine which medication or combination of medications. READ MORE
Can kids go to anger management?
Your daughter may be depressed. Adolescent depression often presents this way. READ MORE
Can a psychiatrist treat people who are suffering from alcohol addiction?
Addiction psychiatry can provide an array of interventions, biological and psychological, and. social. Specifically your may be responsive to a 12 facilitative psychotherapy combined with a 90/90 engagement in AA. This of course requires his motivation be beyond the contemplative stage. He must engage in AA fervently embracing the first step. This can be facilitated by a combination of medication management to reduce craving and binging and CBT READ MORE
What can I do to overcome my fear of heights?
One can combine relaxation techniques with guided imagery that is associated with the phobic situation. First begin by imagining the height that triggers your fear. Focus on your anxiety response to the height as you imagine. For example, can this imagery trigger on a scale from 0-10 where 10 is the most anxious a 9 or 10. If so let your anxiety register and then begin the relaxation by breathing sequential muscle tensing and relaxing and imagining being in a relaxing peaceful place. Once you replace the anxious imagery with this soothing peaceful imagery you have begun the process of mastering the phobia. Now you simply practice this sequence over and over to gain a sense of agency over the phobic situation. When you feel you have agency you can go to a real height and use this intervention READ MORE
My daughter has serious concentration issues. What can I do about it?
Your daughter should have a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment and be evaluated by a child psychiatrist for the possibility of a trial of medications. It is important to assess whether there is an anxiety component complicating her concentration and impulsivity. READ MORE
Is there a cure for schizophrenia?
The target symptoms of schizophrenia require medication management to maintain remission. The assessment of patient strength and coping skill enhancement should be a part of the treatment plan to ensure maximal role functioning to anchor self esteem and manage stress. READ MORE
Is bipolar disorder curable?
There are very effective treatments to manage the target symptoms of bipolar disorder and sustain mood stabilization. Your brother must learn to manage the illness or it will manage him. READ MORE
Is my husband's mental health responsible for his increased sexual drive?
Is your husband's pituitary tumor a prolactinoma? Norprolac is a dopamine agonist and has been associated with hyper-sexual behavior. Hence, your husband's behavior may be a side effect of his medications. READ MORE
What can I do to boost my self esteem and confidence?
Self-esteem is dynamically related to the synchronous recruitment of one's resources, skill, knowledge, talent, experience, and social capital in establishing and pursuing realistic personal and professional objectives and goals while providing a realistic appraisal of goal and objective attainment. Harsh values and standards can compromise resource appraisal, goal setting, and appraisal. READ MORE
What are the guidelines for recommending psychiatric medication?
If your target symptoms persist after CBT it may be that a combination of CBT with medications might be superior to CBT alone. READ MORE
I am feeling very depressed, and have not had success with medication. What can be done to help me?
A combination of CBT and medications may be helpful READ MORE
With my mother's illnesses, I am becoming extremely depressed. What can I do about this?
You need verbal therapy to help you sort out what you can and cannot do. You may be clinically depressed and need medications. You may need home health aid supports for your mother READ MORE
Has my mother's illness affected my wife?
Yes READ MORE
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineAreas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Trained Residents in Harlem Hospital -
- Director of Training for Women for Women of the Siera Leone, providing medical care -
Awards
- Top Psychiatrist in America, Black Enterprises, 2004
Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors
- Women for Women of Sierra Leone
Internships
Columbia University, Harlem Hosptial
Fellowships
Bronx Psychiatric Center
Professional Society Memberships
American Medical Association, National Medical Association, Black Psychiatrists of America, American Psychiatric Analysis Association
Articles and Publications
Several Publications in Journals
What do you attribute your success to?
Love for Learning, Fascination with the Human Mind, having meaningful engagement wtih clients. He sees his job as a priveldege to witness the stories of the journeys of client's lives.
Areas of research
I am interested in the vicissitudes of development as manifest in each decade of an individuals life
Philanthropic Initiatives
Makeni Medical Missions
Teaching and speaking
I taught psychiatric residents from 1979 to 2004 at Harlem Hospital. I began teaching in the psychiatric emergency room in 1979 and proceeded to become the Director of Residency training in 1982. I also assumed responsibility for medical student education in the Department of Psychiatry at Harlem Hospital during this period from 1982 to 2004.
Hobbies / Sports
Jogging, History, Jazz, Blues
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