MichaelSacksMD

Psychiatry • New York, NY

Psychopharmacology

Professor of Psychiatry, Cornell University-Weill Medical College

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Office
525 East 68th Street, PWC
New York, NY 10021
Phone+1 212-746-3710

Fax+1 212-746-7660
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Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)/New York State Psychiatric InstituteResidency, Psychiatry, 1968 - 1971
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiInternship, Transitional Year, 1967 - 1968
New York University School of MedicineClass of 1967

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License Current
FL State Medical License 2020 - Present
NY State Medical License 1968 - 2024
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
Seclusion and Restraint as Measures of the Quality of Hospital Care: Any Exceptions?
Michael H. Sacks, Michael F. Walton> ;Psychiatric Services. 2014 Nov 1
3 citations
Religious conversion in a psychotic individual
Julie B. Penzner, Kevin V. Kelly, Michael H. Sacks> ;Journal of Religion and Health. 2010 Sep 1
59 citations
A comparative trial of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy for “pure” dysthymic patients
John C. Markowitz, James H. Kocsis, Kathryn L. Bleiberg, Paul J. Christos, Michael H. Sacks> ;Journal of Affective Disorders. 2005 Dec 1
17 citations
Low-dose lithium augmentation of divalproex in geriatric mania.
Joseph F. Goldberg, Michael H. Sacks, James H. Kocsis> ;The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2000 Sep 30
6 citations
Attenuation of response to serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
Joseph F. Goldberg, Michael H. Sacks, James H. Kocsis> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 1995 Jun 1
6 citations
HIV-related cases among 2,094 admissions to a psychiatric hospital.
Michael H. Sacks, William Burton, Helen Dermatis, Salome Looser-Ott, Samuel Perry> ;Psychiatric Services. 1995 Feb 1
37 citations
Undetected HIV infection among patients admitted to an alcohol rehabilitation unit.
Mahler J, Yi D, Michael H. Sacks, Helen Dermatis, Stebinger A, Card C, Samuel Perry> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 1994 Mar 1
24 citations
Effectiveness in psychiatric care. III: Psychoeducation and outcome for patients with major affective disorder and their families.
Ira D. Glick, Lorenzo Burti, Keigo Okonogi, Michael H. Sacks> ;The British Journal of Psychiatry. 1994 Jan 1
14 citations
Amobarbital interview for catatonic patients.
Michael H. Sacks> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 1992 Nov 1
46 citations
Seroprevalence of HIV and Risk Factors for AIDS in Psychiatric Inpatients
Michael H. Sacks, Helen Dermatis, Salome Looser-Ott, Samuel Perry> ;Hospital & Community Psychiatry. 1992 Jul 1
7 citations
Final Exit as a manual for suicide in depressed patients.
Michael H. Sacks, I. Kemperman> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 1992 Jun 1
45 citations
Undetected HIV infection among acutely ill psychiatric inpatients.
Michael H. Sacks, Helen Dermatis, Salome Looser-Ott, William Burton, Samuel Perry> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 1992 Apr 1
2 citations
Considerations in determining staff-patient ratios.
Michael H. Sacks> ;Hospital & Community Psychiatry. 1992 Apr 1
2 citations
Effectiveness in psychiatric care: IV. Achieving effective medication management for major affective disorder.
Ira D. Glick, Lorenzo Burti, Suzuki K, Michael H. Sacks> ;Psychopharmacology Bulletin. 1992 Jan 1
VID (very important disease) syndrome
Michael H. Sacks, Anna Fels, Richard Munich> ;Lancet. 1991 Jun 15
3 citations
Scientific Proceedings—Panel Reports; Sadism and Masochism in Character Disorder and Resistance:
Arnold M. Cooper, Michael H. Sacks> ;Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association. 1991 Mar 1
15 citations
Effectiveness in psychiatric care. I. A cross-national study of the process of treatment and outcomes of major depressive disorder.
Ira D. Glick, Lorenzo Burti, Koji Suzuki, Michael H. Sacks> ;The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 1991 Feb 1
32 citations
Self-reported HIV-related risk behaviors in acute psychiatric inpatients: a pilot study.
Michael H. Sacks, Samuel Perry, Ruth Graver, Richard Shindledecker, Stephen E. Hall> ;Hospital & Community Psychiatry. 1990 Nov 1
38 citations
HIV-Related Risk Factors in Acute Psychiatric Inpatients
Michael H. Sacks, Charles Silberstein, Pamela Weiler, Samuel Perry> ;Hospital & Community Psychiatry. 1990 Apr 1
7 citations
Applicants’ Perceptions of Psychiatric Residency Training Programs
William H. Sledge, Philip J. Leaf, Michael H. Sacks> ;Academic Psychiatry. 1989 Mar 1
18 citations
Folie à deux.
Michael H. Sacks> ;Comprehensive Psychiatry. 1988 May 1
28 citations
Applicants' choice of a residency training program.
William H. Sledge, Philip J. Leaf, Michael H. Sacks> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 1987 Apr 1
27 citations
Two cases of factitious acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
Frank Miller, Weiden P, Michael H. Sacks, Wozniak J> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 1986 Nov 1
14 citations
Serum prolactin correlates with depressed mood during alcohol withdrawal.
Frank Miller, Alan Barasch, Michael H. Sacks, Jane Levitan, Lois Ashcroft> ;Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 1986 Jul 1
12 citations
Unrecognized drug dependence and withdrawal in the elderly.
Frank Miller, Scott Whitcup, Michael H. Sacks, Paul E. Lynch> ;Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 1985 May 1
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Press Mentions

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They Say Government Mind Control Is Real—and That They’re Part of ItSeptember 5th, 2016