Dr. Eric Plakun MD

Psychiatrist - Stockbridge, MA

Dr. Eric Plakun specializes in psychiatry and forensic psychiatry in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Details of Dr. Plakun's 40 years experience as an MD, his hospital affiliation and education at Columbia University are available on your free doctor report.

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Primary Location for Dr. Plakun

Dr. Eric Plakun
Austen Riggs Center
25 Main St
Stockbridge, MA 01262

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Eric Plakun identified specializing in PsychiatryPsychiatry
A psychiatrist specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, addictive, and emotional disorders such as schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance-related disorders, sexual and gender identity disorders, and adjustment disorders. The psychiatrist is able to understand the biologic, psychologic, and social components of illness, and therefore is uniquely prepared to treat the whole person. A psychiatrist is qualified to order diagnostic laboratory tests and to prescribe medications, evaluate and treat psychologic and interpersonal problems, and to intervene with families who are coping with stress, crises, and other problems in living. and Forensic PsychiatryForensic Psychiatry
A psychiatrist who focuses on the interrelationships between psychiatry and civil, criminal, and administrative law. This specialist evaluates individuals involved with the legal system and provides specialized treatment to those incarcerated in jails, prisons, and forensic psychiatry hospitals.. He obtained board certification from the member board for Psychiatry.

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Hospital Affiliations

A hospital affiliation covers any doctor who has an affiliation, association or admitting privilege with a hospital. A doctor's particular affiliation to a specific hospital can translate to the overall quality of that provider.

Dr. Plakun is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Austen Riggs Center
25 Main St
Stockbridge, MA

Education

Dr. Plakun attended medical school at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and graduated in 1972 having 40 years experience. Additional Psychiatry training was conducted at Austen Riggs Center. Additional Psychiatry training was conducted at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.

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While there is no proven correlation between the quality of one's educational institution and the quality of one's professional competence, it is often an indicator. Medical schools have various levels of selectivity (some are harder to get into than others), and both the quality of their clinical training and level of research are measured. Additional medical training in both residency and fellowships and the facilities they are conducted at also provide a history of the doctors' level of training and experience.