Dr. Mark H. Townsend, MD, MS
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
1601 Trinity St Building B Austin TX, 78701Rating
4/5
About
Mark H. Townsend, MD, MS, is a board-certified psychiatrist in the Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences at UT Health Austin. He specializes in treating patients with more than one psychiatric condition and is also board-certified in Addiction Medicine. At UT Health Austin, he works with a team of providers who partner with patients, their families, and their primary care providers to deliver multi-disciplinary, evidence-based treatment. Additionally, Dr. Townsend is a professor in the Dell Medical School Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, where he also serves as Associate Chair of Education.
Dr. Townsend earned a bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Chicago and received his medical degree at Tulane University. He completed general psychiatry residency training at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, where he was chief resident. He is board-certified in both psychiatry and addiction medicine and is certified in community psychiatry by the American Association of Community Psychiatrists.
Education and Training
Tulane University MD 1988
Board Certification
American Board of Preventive Medicine
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Stability of worry content in GAD patients: a descriptive study.
- A follow-up study of DSM-III-R generalized anxiety disorder with syndromal and subsyndromal major depression.
- Are high initial doses of olanzapine required to reduce agitation associated with schizophrenia?
- Emergency psychiatry training for third-year medical students as reported by directors of medical student education in psychiatry.
- Comorbid anxiety disorders and divalproex sodium use among partial hospital patients with psychotic disorders.
- Mental health and recovery in the Gulf Coast after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
- Blood pressure, heart rate, and anxiety in schizophrenia.
- Medical student education in psychiatry after Katrina: disaster and renewal.
- Restoration of mental health services in New Orleans.
- The effect of hurricane Katrina on medical student career choice.
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Professor and Associate Chair of Education Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin 2022 - Present
- Adjunct Professor Tulane Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 2007 - Present
- Professor Emeritus Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans 2022 - Present
Treatments
- Bipolar Disorder
- Anxiety
- Psychosis
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (adhd)
- Schizophrenia
Professional Memberships
- American Psychiatric Association
- American Society of Addiction Medicine
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