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171 Power StProvidence, RI 02906
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Summary
- Dr. Peter Kramer is a psychiatrist based in Providence, RI, with a focus on depression. He completed his psychiatry residency at Yale-New Haven Medical Center after earning his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completing an internal medicine internship at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics. Since 2016, he has served as a Clinical Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry & Human Behavior at Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School. Dr. Kramer has authored several publications, including "Death of the Great Man" (2023), "Listening to Prozac" (1993 and now it a 30th anniversary edition), and other research articles in well-regarded journals, which have been cited multiple times. He has received a Presidential Commendation from the American Psychiatric Association and was listed in "Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare" by Marquis Who's Who.
Education & Training
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1977 - 1980
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsInternship, Internal Medicine, 1976 - 1977
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1976
Certifications & Licensure
RI State Medical License 1982 - 2026
MD State Medical License 1980 - 1982
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Presidential Commendation American Psychiatric Association
- Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Prozac: better than well.Peter D Kramer
The Lancet. Psychiatry. 2016-01-01 - 2 citationsThe truth about Prozac: an exchange.Peter D. Kramer, Gerald Curzon, Evan Hughes, Frederick Crews
The New York Review of Books. 2008-02-14 - 3 citationsReal impairments, real treatments.Peter D. Kramer
The American Journal of Bioethics. 2005-01-01
Journal Articles
- In Defense of AntidepressantsKramer PD, New York Times Sunday Review, 7/11/2011
Books/Book Chapters
Press Mentions
The Age of Distracti-PressionJuly 9th, 2022- Are Digital Pills in Your Future?February 15th, 2021
- Everyone Is on Antidepressants Right Now. Is That OK?July 22nd, 2020
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