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Ralph Ryback, MD, Psychiatry, Naples, FL

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Psychiatry Naples, FL

Addiction, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, Psychopharmacology

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Summary

  • I have my Boards in Psychiatry: and Addiction Medicine which I passed on 10/17/2015. I founded the first alcohol and drug addiction program at the Harvard Hospitals, the Appleton Treatment Center at McLean, a division of Massachusetts Hospital. I along with one other physician developed and ran the initial psychiatric and weightlessness studies for NASA's Manned Orbiting Lab. I am comfortable treating patients from 9 to 99 years of age. I have been a Medical Director several times. I began and ran two different adolescent programs as well as a 35 bed adolescent sexual offenders program. I am sure this is getting boring. I hope you will consider my application.

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital
    Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1970 - 1972
  • Boston University Medical Center
    Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1967 - 1968
  • Boston University Medical Center
    Boston University Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1966 - 1967
  • Wayne State University School of Medicine
    Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 1966
  • University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
    University of Michigan-Ann ArborNo degree, 1958 - 1961
  • Wayne State University
    Wayne State UniversityB.A., Psychology

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2005 - 2025
  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 2019 - 2021
  • KY State Medical License
    KY State Medical License 2018 - 2020
  • IA State Medical License
    IA State Medical License 2017 - 2020
  • IN State Medical License
    IN State Medical License 2015 - 2017
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 1984 - 2006
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 1978 - 2006
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Anna Keller Research Award Wayne State University School of Medicine, 1966
  • Dean's List University of Michigan
  • Dean's List Wayne State University

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Topiramate in the treatment of diabetes in psychiatric patients  
    Ryback, R.S., Brodsky, L. and Litman, R., Primary Psychiatry, 1/1/2005
  • Naltrexone in the treatment of adolescent sexual offenders  
    Ryback, R.S., J. Clin. Psychiatry, 1/1/2004
  • Gabapentin in the treatment of Alzheimer's and other dementias; a retrospective review  
    Ryback, R.S., Lund, V.E. and Brodsky, L., Primary Psychiatry, 1/1/2002
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Books/Book Chapters

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Lectures

  • Biochemical Correlates of Alcohol Consumption 
    Washington, DC - 1/31/1983
  • Biochemical and Hematological Definition of Alcoholism 
    Beverly Hills, CA - 1/18/1983
  • The search for a Biochemical Marker in Alcoholism 
    Washington, DC - 1/30/1982
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Other

  • The Truisms of Wellness 
    Ryback, R.S., Psychology Today
    https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-truisms-wellness
    1/1/2016
  • Biochemical and hematological correlates of alcoholism. Research communications in chemical pathology and pharmacology 
    Ryback, R.S., Eckardt, M.J. and Pautler, C.P.
    1/1/1980

Press Mentions

  • Losing Your Pet Can Be Heartbreaking, Here Are Some Hints on How to Cope
    Losing Your Pet Can Be Heartbreaking, Here Are Some Hints on How to CopeMarch 29th, 2019
  • Sovereign Health Announces New Psychology Today Article on Why People Resist Change
    Sovereign Health Announces New Psychology Today Article on Why People Resist ChangeFebruary 1st, 2017
  • Sovereign Health Announces New ‘Psychology Today’ Article on the Future of Legal and Illegal Immigrants and Their Children
    Sovereign Health Announces New ‘Psychology Today’ Article on the Future of Legal and Illegal Immigrants and Their ChildrenJanuary 20th, 2017
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Other Languages

  • Spanish