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PO BOX 428
Ojai, CA 93023- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Brian Stafford is a psychiatrist who now practices ecotherapy, depth psychotherapy, and guides retreats and wilderness immersions for healthcare providers. He is also a skilled psychedelic session integration specialist and has completed the MAPS/CIIS Clinical Psychedelic Training and Research Program. He lives in Ojai, CA. He received his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine and has been in practice 22 years. He specialized in Psychedelic Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Perinatal Mental Health Issues, and Integrated Care. To reach him for personal coaching, mentoring, or to find a retreat, check out www.WildernessIsMedicine.org or www.animas.org
Education & Training
- California Institute for Integral Studies CPTR Certificate, Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy , 2021 - 2022
- Animas Valley InstituteSoulcraft Apprenticeship and Initiation Program, Eco depth Psychology , 2012 - 2014
- Tulane School if Medicine Fellowship, Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, 2001 - 2002
- University of Kentucky College of MedicineResidency, Peds/Psych/Child-Adolescent Psych, 1995 - 2000
- Tulane University School of Public HealthMPH, 1992 - 1995
- Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1995
- University of Colorado, BoulderNo Degree, English Literature, 0 - 1989
- Wheaton College - IllinoisBS, Biochemistry, Minors in English Literature & Biblical Literature, Cum Laude, 1984 - 1988
Certifications & Licensure
- CO State Medical License 2005 - 2025
- LA State Medical License 2001 - 2006
- KY State Medical License 1995 - 2001
- AdventureMedAcute Wilderness Life Support
- AdventureMedAcute Wilderness Life Support
- AdventureMedAcute Wilderness Life Support
- MAPS/CIISPsychedelic -Assisted Therapies and Research
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Colorado Child Psychiatrist in 2012 5280 Magazine, 2012
- The Anschutz Family Endowed Chair in Healthy Expectations Clinic Children's Hospital Colorado, 2011
- Top 10 Champion in Perinatal Mental Health American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2010
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 62 citationsImmune dysregulation and glucocorticoid resistance in minority and low income pregnant womenElizabeth J. Corwin, Ying Guo, Kathleen Pajer, Nancy K. Lowe, Donna O. McCarthy, Sarah J. Schmiege, Mary Weber, Thaddeus W.W. Pace, Brian Stafford> ;Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2013 Sep 1
- Intermittent abdominal pain in a 6-year-old child: the psycho-social-cultural evaluationBrian Stafford, Crosby Troha, Barbara A Gueldner> ;Current Opinion in Pediatrics. 2009 Oct 1
- 1 citationsForensic issues in infant mental health: Challenging systems, clinical risk, future collaborationsBrian Stafford, Charles H. Zeanah> ;Infant Mental Health Journal. 2008 Jan 1
Journal Articles
- A Review of Wild Mind by Bill PlotkinStafford, B., J of Ecopsychology, 1/1/2014
- Integrating Mental Health Services in Primary Care Continuity Clinics: a National CORNET StudyBunik, M, Talmi, A, Stafford, B, Beaty, B, Kempe, A, Dhepyasuwan, N, and J Serwint, Acad Pediatrics, 1/13/2013
- Immune Regulation and Glucocorticoid Resistance in Minority and Low-Income Pregnant WomenCorwin, E, Guo, Y, Pajer, E, Lowe, N., McCarthy, D, Schmiege, S, Weber, M, Pace, T., & B. Stafford., Psychoneuroendocrinology, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Pediatric Residency Integrated Survey of Mental Health in Primary Care (PRISM-PC): A National CORNET StudyBunik, M., Talmi, A., Stafford, B., Beaty, B. Kempe, Dhepyasuwan, N., Serwint, J.R., Pediatric Academic Societies, Denver, CO, 1/1/2011
- The Six Essential Spokes for Perinatal Mental Health Systems Development and IntegrationStafford. B, Marce Society, Pittsburgh, PA, 1/1/2010
- Postpartum Depression Screening Within a Teaching Clinic with Co-located Mental Health ServicesBunik M, Talmi A, Rannie M , Beaty B, Asherin R , Watlington T, and Stafford B, Pediatric Academic Societies, Vancouver, B.C., 1/1/2010
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Lectures
- Emerging Treatment Models for Maternal Mental HealthSacramento, CA - 1/1/2012
- State of the State in Perinatal Mood DisordersDenver, CO - 1/1/2012
- Screening for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety DisordersChildren's Hospital Colorado, Denver, CO - 1/1/2012
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Other
- But Not Forever, Written River
http://issuu.com/hiraethpress/docs/wr_winter2013
1/1/2013 - If Cain Could Speak, Written River
http://issuu.com/hiraethpress/docs/wr_winter2013
1/1/2013 - Desert Nuggets, Written River
http://issuu.com/hiraethpress/docs/wr_winter2013
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Press Mentions
- Depression Help ColoradoAugust 10th, 2017
External Links
- Wilderness Is Medicinehttp://www.WildernessIsMedicine.org
- Eco-Psyche-Artistryhttp://www.Eco-Psyche-Artistry.com
- Animas Valley Institutehttp://www.animas.org
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