| squish7.com > psych > doctor list . LIST OF GOOD PSYCHIATRISTS, THERAPISTS, INPATIENT HOSPITALS NORTH OF BOSTON (within large radius of Reading, Woburn, Wakefield, Burlington, Lexington) Web URL: squish7.com / list [Last modified September 2008] Patients and DMH workers: If you find this list helpful, please email me quick opinions or current or missing information. This is a decently distributed list and others would find a minute of your time helpful. These types of lists are usually maintained by group effort. I can't constantly investigate five dozen listings by myself. Thanks! --Squish EMAIL: fix the spelling of skwish in the following: skwish/AT/skwish7 DOT com (this avoids bots) I believe I have good experience untangling some of the subtle differences between bipolar, ADD, and schizophrenia. If you're looking for a rough self-diagnosis, I've compiled a comparison / contrast chart of all the main symptoms on my main abnormal psychology page. SITES HAVING INFORMATION ON BOSTON DOCTORS / THERAPISTS (from most you can find info from any State too) boston.citysearch.com - Search for psychiatrists, psychologists, or psychotherapists near city/town; some ratings - Do not search for therapists, this will bring up mostly physical therapy www.insiderpages.com (/Boston) - Search for psychiatrists, psychologists, or psychotherapists near city/town, some ratings - Do not search for therapists, this will bring up mostly physical therapy www.wellness.com/find/Mental%20Health - Find social workers, psychiatrists, psychologists/therapists, etc, in any given state and city Healthgrades.com - physician search - Search physicians (including psychiatrists) within distance of state/city (includes automatic map for locations; can sort results by nearest) www.steadyhealth.com (/Mass) - Quick list of most psychiatrists in a given city therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/cities/Boston-Therapists.html - Find therapists, etc by city/zip LIST OF HIGHLY RATED PSYCHIATRISTS NORTH OF BOSTON - Compiled from first two sites above, ratings according to these two sites - Unless otherwise noted the following have been rated 4 out of 5 - I've called most of these multiple times to get extra information (noted) - This is just a handful of the highest rated I could find; others were unrated. Search the above sites for more, most cities have dozens of psychiatrists Heller Richard MD 471 Andover St North Andover, MA 01845 Phone: (978) 725-8900 (I highly recommend Dr. Heller. Takes medicare) Mcclean Hospital 115 Mill St Belmont, MA 02478 Phone: (617) 855-2911 www.mclean.harvard.edu Jerry Wacks Associates 35 Bedford St Ste 1 Lexington, MA 02420 Phone: (781) 861-6767 (takes medicare) Dr. Martha Praught, MD Brookline, MA 617-277-5277 (takes mass health, not medicare) rating 5/5 Freedom Trial Clinic Four branches: Boston, Chelsea, East Boston, Revere 25 Staniford St Boston, MA 02114-2503 Phone: (617) 912-7800 (call this for info on all four branches) Lowell General Hospital 295 Varnum Ave Lowell, MA 01854 Phone: (978) 937-6000 Dr. Neelam Sihag Lowell General Hospital - address above 978-452-5485 (Takes medicare) Dr. Geouri Datta Lowell General Hospital - address above 978-441-1778 Nova Psychiatric Service 1261 Furnace Brook Pkwy Ste 31 Quincy, MA 02169 Phone: (617) 479-4545 Peterson Ross K MD 1 River Rd Carlisle, MA 01741-1889 Phone: (978) 369-1585 New England Psychiatric Group Stephen Wiener 10 Langley Rd Ste 303 Newton, MA 02459 Phone: (617) 527-4055 (Take medicare. Mass health?) Marcus Mental Health Associates 898 Main St Winchester, MA 01890 Phone: (781) 721-2737 (Take medicare. Mass health?) Harvard Vanguard Wellesley Newton-Wellesley 781-431-5200 www.HarvardVanguard.org Harvard Vangard Medical Assos 291 Independence Dr Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3628 Phone: (617) 325-2800 (doesn't take Mass Health/Medicare) www.HarvardVanguard.org Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates 23 Miner St Boston, MA 02215 Phone: (617) 559-8444 (need primary care doctor to see psychiatrist) www.HarvardVanguard.org Dr. Alia Goodheart 110 Francis St / Suite 13 Boston, MA 617-632-8696 Massachesetts General Hospital 15 Parkman St Ste ACC812 Boston, MA 02114 Phone: (617) 724-5600 (need primary care doctor to see psychiatrist) Dr. Jefferson Prince Salem, MA rating 5/5 978-745-2100 (Takes medicare / as of 4/08: not accepting new patients) Dr. Nancy Nitenson, MD 617-850-9005 rating 4.5/5 (Takes medicare / as of 4/08: not accepting new patients) Ziegler, Robert Acton 781-263-4878 Arbour 617-390-1204 Marker Daniel M. Lam 617-482-9938 Boston, MA 02108 [no phone listing] Dreyfus, Joseph E, MD - Dreyfus Joseph E MD 1 Washington Ct Wellesley, MA 02481 Fax: (781) 237-0944 [I could not find a telephone listing for this doctor] rating 4.5/5 Yanovsky Tanya MD 5 Hope Ave Waltham, MA 02453 Phone: (781) 647-6155 [I couldn't reach using this number, and information had no other listing] //// DMH sometimes refers people to: Dr. Tissera 781-224-0611 / 781-968-5173 11 Lafayette St Wakefiled MA 01880 [personal comments: Tissera is no good for the really crazy people like me, but then again I'm so special! =P He should be fine for just average-crazies] Dr. Milowe / Malden phone 781-397-7408 11 Bickford Road Malden, Ma 02148 [DMH says Dr. Milowe is highly recommended and liked] [no medicare / mass health] Dr. Hanau / Hallmark Health 101 Main St Medford 781-369-1806 PGNS: 781-595-3003 Marker Psychiatric Associates of Malden 781-397-6789 578 Main St Malden, MA 02148 Marker Cambridge Health Alliance 781-338-7695 Malden, MA 02148 HIGHLY RATED PSYCHOLOGISTS / PSYCHOTHERAPISTS: - Rated 4 out of 5 star unless otherwise noted - Compiled from first two sites listed above - I have not called any of these for further information since I'm not looking for a therapist - Mostly within 10 mile radius of Reading/Woburn - Insurance info unknown for all - This is just a handful of the highest rated I could find; but many were unrated. Search the sites at top of page for more, there are many psychologists in every city. Elkin, Barry, Phd - Elkin Barry Phd Medical Specialists, Psychologists 76 Bedford St Ste 26 Lexington, MA Phone: (781) 861-1033 4.5/5 Englander Laura Medical Specialists, Psychologists 16 Clarke St Lexington, MA Phone: (781) 863-5115 4.5/5 Psychological Care Associates Medical Specialists, Psychologists 22 Mill St Arlington, MA Phone: (781) 646-0500 Boston Ivf 40 2nd Ave Ste 400, Waltham, MA 02451 781-434-6500 Wolfe Lisa Medical Specialists, Psychologists 173 Mount Auburn St Watertown, MA Phone: (617) 924-0303 4.5/5 Jacobson Harriet Medical Specialists, Psychologists 118 Cedar St Wellesley, MA Phone: (781) 237-2609 4.5/5 Lynnfield Psychological Associates Medical Specialists, Psychologists 180 Main St Lynnfield, MA Phone: (781) 334-2644 General Psychological Associates Medical Specialists, Psychologists, Psychotherapists 3 Dundee Park Dr Ste 203 Andover, MA Phone: (978) 475-3590 Schnitzer Associates Incorporated Medical Specialists, Psychologists 127 Concord Ave Lexington, MA Phone: (781) 862-7792 Bakow, Harry A, Phd - Bakow Harry A Phd Medical Specialists, Psychologists 35 Bedford St Lexington, MA Phone: (781) 862-6816 Rashba Susan Medical Specialists, Psychologists Map 9 Foster St Wakefield, MA Phone: (781) 245-5162 Wilimgton Family Counseling Medical Specialists, Psychologists 5 Middlesex Ave Unit 11 Wilmington, MA Phone: (978) 658-9889 Inspirations: Positive Psychotherapy & Creative Coaching, Inc. 353 Boston Post Road, Sudbury, MA 01776 978-443-0714 Fred Gerhard, PsyD and LMHC 353 Boston Post Road, Sudbury, MA 01776 978-443-0714 Schlein Stephen Medical Specialists, Psychologists 3 Wallis Ct Lexington, MA Phone: (781) 861-8077 Feldstein Joanne Medical Specialists, Psychologists 48 Elm St Stoneham, MA Phone: (781) 279-0046 Psychological Care Associates Medical Specialists, Psychologists 22 Mill St Arlington, MA Phone: (781) 646-0500 Raniere David Phd Medical Specialists, Psychologists 1679 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA Phone: (617) 441-9222 4.5/5 Drasin Ruth Medical Specialists, Psychologists 1280 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA Phone: (617) 441-8823 4.5/5 Curtiss Susan Psychologist 2557 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140 617-491-5290 Francis Raniere Erika Phd 1696 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138 617-864-2662 Friedman Joanne PhD 100 Cummings Ctr, Beverly, MA 01915 978-927-6587 Cahan Nancy Medical Specialists, Psychologists, Psychotherapists 10 Essex St Ste 8 Andover, MA Phone: (978) 474-9336 Psychological Associates Medical Specialists, Psychologists, Psychotherapists 6 Enfield Dr Andover, MA Phone: (978) 475-5917 Barbara Kleeman Psychologist Medical Specialists, Psychologists 390 Massachusetts Ave Arlington, MA Phone: (781) 643-7480 Gestalt Institute-New England Medical Specialists, Psychologists 545 Concord Ave Cambridge, MA Phone: (617) 354-8877 Morgan-Johnson Paula Medical Specialists, Psychotherapists 23 Main St Watertown, MA Phone: (617) 437-1104 4.5/5 Fay Deirdre Medical Specialists, Psychotherapists 23 Main St Watertown, MA Phone: (617) 923-1930 4.5/5 Zachary Robin Medical Specialists, Psychotherapists 233 Harvard St Brookline, MA Phone: (617) 264-4699 4.5/5 MISCELANEOUS DECENT/GOOD INPATIENT HOSPITALS: (I'm screwed up enough to have been to four of these! -- hope no potential boyfriends or potential employers read that comment. Anyway no major complaints with any). Walden Behavioral Care, LLC Waltham, MA 02453 - 9.7 miles 5/5 star Mcclean Hospital 115 Mill St Belmont, MA 02478 Phone: (617) 855-2911 www.mclean.harvard.edu 4/5 star Marker Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing 781-306-6600 170 Governors Ave Medford, MA 02155 4/4 star Bayridge Hospital 60 Granite St Lynn, MA 01904 Phone: (781) 599-9200 (take insurance) Bournewood Detox & Mental Health www.bournewood.com Brookline & Woburn MA no rating Baldpate Hospital (detox, psychiatric) 83 Baldpate Road Georgetown MA 01833 Phone: (978) 352-2131 (insurance: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private, military) no rating |