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Franklin Schneier, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Research Psychiatrist, Clinical Therapeutics,
New York State Psychiatric Institute
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Dr. Franklin Schneier is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Research Psychiatrist in the Anxiety Disorders Clinic at New York State Psychiatric Institute. Dr. Schneier is a graduate of Yale College and Cornell University Medical College, and he completed his residency in psychiatry at Mt. Sinai Medical Center. He came to the Anxiety Disorders Clinic in 1987 as a research fellow, later serving as associate director of the clinic and currently as a research psychiatrist. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America.
Dr. Schneier’s research has focused on the diagnosis and treatment of social anxiety disorder and other anxiety disorders. He has conducted clinical trials establishing the efficacy of medications for social anxiety disorder. He is also trained in cognitive-behavioral therapy and has been an investigator in studies comparing psychotherapy and medication treatments for social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and posttraumatic stresss disorder. Dr. Schneier currently is funded by NIMH to use fMRI to evaluate brain function in social anxiety disorder. He is author of more than 100 scholarly publications and a book for general audiences, The Hidden Face of Shyness.
Dr. Schneier also maintains a private practice in general psychiatry, including diagnostic assessment and consultations, psychopharmacology and cognitive-behavioral therapy. He combines a focus on evidence-based treatment with recognition of the need for a creative and individualized approach to the unique aspects of each person.
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Undergraduate: Yale University, B.S., 1979
Medical School: Cornell Medical College, M.D., 1983
Internship: Tufts-New England Medical Center, Psychiatry, 1983 - 1984
Residency: Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Psychiatry, 1984 - 1987
Fellowship: N.Y. State Psychiatric Instiute, Clinical Research, 1987- 1990
Board Certifications: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
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• Anxiety Disorders
• Psychopharmacology
• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
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Address:
NYS Psychiatric Institute
Room 3722 Unit/Box:69
1051 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10032
Phone: 212-543-5368
Fax: 212-543-6515
frs1@Columbia.edu
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| My research interests include the integration of pharmacological and cognitive-behavioral approaches to treatment of social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder, and the application of PET and fMRI to understanding brain function in these conditions.
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1. Schneier FR
: Clinical Practice: Social anxiety disorder. New England Journal of Medicine 2006;355: 1029-1036
2. Schneier FR, Martinez D, Abi-Dargham A, Zea-Ponce Y, Simpson HB, Liebowitz MR, Laruelle M: Striatal dopamine D2 receptor availability in OCD with and without comorbid social anxiety disorder: Preliminary findings
. Depression and Anxiety 2007;[Epub ahead of print]
3. Schneier FR, Blanco C, Campeas R, Lewis-Fernandez R, Lin S-H, Marshall R, Schmidt AB, Sanchez-Lacay JA, Simpson HB, Liebowitz MR: Citalopram treatment of social anxiety disorder and comorbid major depression.. Depression and Anxiety 2003;17: 191-196
4. Schneier FR, Blanco C, Antia S, Liebowitz MR: The social anxiety spectrum. . Psychiatric Clinics of North America 2002;25: 757-774
5. Schneier FR, Barnes L, Albert SM, Louis ED: Characteristics of social phobia among persons with essential tremor
. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 2001;62: 367-372
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