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Dr. Komrad has been awarded the 2013 NATIONAL EXEMPLARY PSYCHIATRIST AWARD by NAMI

(The National Alliance on Mental Illness). "Award winners are recognized for their advocacy for access to care and research funding, community education programs or other NAMI priorities. Winners have also provided comprehensive treatment to people living with mental illness, addressing medical, rehabilitative and social needs, or have taken the time to provide education to individuals and families about mental illness, showing dedication to improving the lives of people with serious mental illness."

Dr. Komrad’s new book: You Need Help: A Step-by-Step Guide to Convince a Loved One to Get Counseling was published by Hazelden Press on 8/28/12. A Foreword to the book was written by former First Lady, Rosalyn Carter. It is available in print and e-book editions. He is presenting workshops around the country about the ideas in his book, including at the national NAMI convention in San Antonio in June

Dr. Komrad will be giving a lecture to psychiatrists from around the world at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in San Francisco in May entitled, “How to Be an Ethical Psychiatrist: Lessons NOT Learned from the Movies.”

Dr. Komrad was once again named as one of the "Top Doctors in Maryland" by his physician peers in the BALTIMORE MAGAZINE, November 2010 . He had previously been profiled in that publication as “One of Maryland Top Mental Health Professionals”

Dr. Komrad was once again awarded the Carol Davis Ethics Award by the American Psychiatric Association in 2011 for his work in educating psychiatrists about clinical

ethics and his regular column “Practicing Ethically” in The Maryland Psychiatrist.

He won this award previously in 2010

Specialties

•Combining psychotherapy and psychopharmacology for mood disorders (bipolar and major depression), borderline personality disorder, anxiety disorders,

schizophrenia and related disorders, adult attention deficit disorders.

•Medical ethics in mental health care--consultation and training.
•Public education and media interviews on topics in psychiatry.
•Training of psychiatric residents and primary care physicians in psychiatry.
•Study of the image of psychiatrists and psychiatric ethics in the media. Consultation to movie-makers regarding the portrayals of psychiatrists.

Care Philosophy

To combine state-of-the-art medication therapy (if necessary) with compassionate psychotherapy for symptom relief, practical problem solving and psychological insight into feelings and behaviors. I approach therapy as a conversational dialog.

Expertise in psychopharmacology is aimed to a personalized approach that uses the scientifically verified evidence adjusted for the nuances of an individual's personal experience. My treatment of a patient does not always require medication, and is sometimes “talking only.” I do not think of talk therapy as a "cure" but a "collaboration."

I will provide a second-opinion consultation for people currently under the care of a psychiatrist, and will remain in a consultative capacity, rather than transferring such patients to my ongoing care from their current psychiatrist.

Announcing the publication of Dr. Komrad’s new book