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David B. Adams, Ph.D., F.A.A.C.P., FAPM, F.A.A.P.M.
Board Certified in Clinical Psychology, ABPP
Fellow, American Academy of Clinical Psychology
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Fellow, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine
Fellow, American Academy of Pain Management
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Distinguished Practitioner, National Academy of Practice in Psychology (NAP)
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Fellow, American Psychological Association
Fellow, Society of Clinical Psychology
(APA)
Fellow, Division of Independent Practice (APA)
Fellow, Division of Psychotherapy (APA)
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National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
Certificate of Professional Qualifications (CPQ)
- Association of
State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB)
  
404-252-6454
Atlanta
Medical Psychology
The Medical Quarters - Suite 251
5555 Peachtree-Dunwoody Road, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30342-1703
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Dr. Adams is a highly published author, professor and researcher in the
interface between
psychological disorder and physical injury/disability.
In addition to his private Atlanta practice,
Dr. Adams also consults nationally to
physicians, nurses, attorneys, insurers, police departments, school systems and
corporations regarding the psychological
impact of worker-related injury and the role of psychological factors in
short- and long-term disability,
depression, anxiety and sexual dysfunction.
Dr.
Adams biography and downloadable
curriculum vitae are available here at psychological.com.
This website contains information
about psychological
disorders,
psychological treatment, as well as access to
scheduling certified
continuing education
seminars. There is a
conference area in which visitors
can discuss shared interests in these areas as well as
Dr. Adams' blog.
Dr. Adams' clinical practice, Atlanta Medical Psychology, is located in The Medical Quarters in the
(Sandy Springs), the north side of Atlanta, at the junction of Scottish Rite, Northside and
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 THIS WEEK'S FACTOID:
"The link between psychological distress and
cardiovascular risk is largely explained by an individual's behavior, such as
smoking and physical-activity levels. The findings suggest that treating
psychological stress on its own might not be the best approach to reducing the
risk of cardiovascular disease, say investigators.
If your goal is to treat mental illness for the purposes of reducing
cardiovascular risk, you need to take a fairly broad approach and not just look
at the psychological components. You need to also look at the behavioral risk
factors as well, with a particular emphasis on physical activity and smoking
cessation.
There is a consensus that psychosocial factors are implicated in heart disease,
with data suggesting that "stressed" or "depressed" individuals have a 50%
greater risk of cardiovascular disease than those without psychological
stressors.
Distressed patients are more likely to smoke and are more likely to be
sedentary, doing little to no exercise. These two factors alone explain well
over 50% of the association between distress and cardiovascular risk.
...psychologically distressed individuals were more likely to have
doctor-diagnosed hypertension, and this further contributed to the effect.
Specifically, behavioral interventions targeting smoking cessation and
increasing physical exercise, as well as blood-pressure lowering and
inflammation-lowering relaxation techniques, are best delivered in combination
with psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacologic means aimed at directly
alleviating psychological distress."
Hamer M, Molloy GJ, Stamatakis E. Psychological distress as a risk factor for
cardiovascular events. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008; 52: 2156-62.
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