Chair, Psychiatry, Jefferson Medical College, TJU

Psychiatry

Dr. Michael J. Vergare, MD

Michael Vergare practices Psychiatry. He went to Drexel University College of Medicine. He has 3 awards "Philadelphia Magazine", "Top MD" and "Super Doctor". Doctor Michael J. Vergare, MD is also published. He has 26 publications published. The lastest publication: "Depression in the context of late-life transitions.'

Publications

The devil is in the third year: a longitudinal study of erosion of empathy in medical school.
Barriers to recovery and recommendations for change: the Pennsylvania Consensus Conference on psychiatry's role.
The tipping point from private practice to publicly funded settings for early- and mid-career psychiatrists.
Medical symptoms associated with tobacco smoking with and without marijuana abuse among crack cocaine-dependent patients.
Academic performance of psychiatrists compared to other specialists before, during, and after medical school.
Differences in peripheral noradrenergic function among actively drinking and abstinent alcohol-dependent individuals.
Comparison of pretreatment characteristics and treatment outcomes for alcohol-, cocaine-, and multisubstance-dependent patients.
Pre-treatment measures of impulsivity, aggression and sensation seeking are associated with treatment outcome for African-American cocaine-dependent patients.
A comparison of smoking habits among medical and nursing students.
High- and low-structure treatments for substance dependence: role of learned helplessness.
Tobacco smoking: current concepts in etiology and treatment.
Relationship between serotonin transporter gene polymorphisms and platelet serotonin transporter sites among African-American cocaine-dependent individuals and healthy...
Relationship of serum prolactin with severity of drug use and treatment outcome in cocaine dependence.
Depression in the context of late-life transitions.
Diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric Disorders. A history of progress.
A psychiatric profile of street people admitted to an emergency shelter.
An overview of community residences as alternatives to hospitalization.
Homeless adult individuals and their shelter network.
Homelessness, the chronic mentally ill and community mental health centers.
Nicotine dependence and treatment outcome among African American cocaine-dependent patients.
Changes in plasma noradrenaline and serotonin levels and craving during alcohol withdrawal.
Seasonal variations in the binding of [3H]paroxetine to the platelet serotonin transporter sites in African-American cocaine-dependent patients and healthy volunteers.
Differences in platelet serotonin transporter sites between African-American tobacco smokers and non-smokers.
Physician empathy: definition, components, measurement, and relationship to gender and specialty.
ACGME research requirements for residents in psychiatry.

Schools

Drexel University College of Medicine
Hahnemann University Hospital

Conditions Treated

Major Depressive Disorder

Doctors Specialties

Geriatric Psychiatry
Psychiatry

Accepted Insurances

Awards

Philadelphia Magazine
Top MD
Super Doctor

Education

Drexel University - Hahnemann University Hospital
Drexel University College of Medicine

Hospital

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

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