Dr. Gary Newsom, MD
Addiction Psychiatry ·
Male ·
Age 65
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Dr. Gary Newsom, MD is an addiction psychiatry specialist in Tuscaloosa, AL and has been practicing for 36 years. He graduated from Univ Of Tx Med Branch Galveston in 1978 and specializes in addiction psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, and more.
University Diagnostics
701 University Blvd E Ste 204
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
(205) 553-9171
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3 Specialties
- Addiction Psychiatry
- Forensic Psychiatry
- Geriatric Psychiatry
1 Board Certifications
- PsychiatryAccredited by: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology*
40 Conditions Treated
- ADHD and-or ADD
- Adjustment Disorder
- Alcohol-Induced Mental Disorders
- Alcoholism (Alcohol Dependence)
- Amphetamine and Other Psychostimulant Dependence
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Delusional Disorder
- Developmental and Learning Disorders
- Dissociative, Conversion, and Factitious Disorders
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence
- Drug-Induced Mental Disorders
- Dysthymia (Chronic Depression)
- Dysthymia and Cyclothymia (Mood Disorders)
- Emotional Disturbances of Childhood and Adolescence
- Homicidal Ideation
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Major Depressive Disorder
- Mania
- Nondependent Alcohol Abuse
- Nondependent Amphetamine or Related Acting Sympathomimetic Abuse
- Nondependent Cocaine Abuse
- Nondependent Drug and Alcohol Abuse
- Nondependent Marijuana Abuse
- Nondependent Opioid Abuse
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Opioid Dependence
- Personality Disorders
- Phobia
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Psychiatric Diseases
- Psychogenic Disorders (incl. Psychogenic Pain)
- Psychosis
- Psychosis Due to Mental Illness
- Schizoaffective Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Schizophreniform and Schizoaffective Disorder
- Sedative, Hypnotic, or Anxiolytic Dependence
- Suicidal Ideation
- Tobacco Use Disorder
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1 Procedures
- Psychotherapy and Psychophysiological Therapy (incl. Biofeedback)
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Education
- Univ Of Tx Med Branch GalvestonMedical School | Graduated 1978
- Wilford Hall Usaf Med CtrInternship Hospital | Completed 1979
- Wilford Hall Usaf Med CtrResidency Hospital | Completed 1982
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Healthgrades Honor Roll
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Languages Spoken
- English
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What People Say About Dr. Gary Newsom, MD
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newsom md - Made my diagnosis by "observation" and not proper testing or evaluation.
Medication was prescribed which caused permanent damage.
This conditions caused by the wrongly prescribed medication has affected my quality of life.
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32Joe T Berry in Athens, TX – May 19, 2017
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Kind, fair and puts genuine time into his sessions
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