Philosophy for Medication Management

Dr. Datta provides both medication management and talk therapy.

Dr. Datta is a General and Addiction Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist located on East 44th street and 5th avenue in Midtown, New York City near Grand Central Station. In addition to being licensed in New York, Dr. Datta is also licensed to practice in other states such as New Jersey, Illinois, Florida and North Carolina. Dr. Datta has a location in Manhattan, Hoboken, Chicago, Miami and Raleigh. Please call to see if Dr. Datta can treat you in your location.

Dr. Datta provides medication management,  psychotherapy and meditation. He practices a variety of psychotherapies such as psychodynamic psychotherapy, CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing and family and couples therapy. He provides specialty injectable medications such as vivitrol and sublocade for addiction patients, as well as suboxone treatments.

Dr. Datta is psychopharmacologist and a controlled substance specialist who integrates psychotherapy into the treatment.

In this practice you will receive a well-rounded understanding of your issues. If your medication regimen is complex, Dr. Datta will conduct a detailed review of medications so that it all makes sense. Dr. Datta will take into account the treatment you’ve received before. He does not reinvent the wheel if it’s not needed. He is interested in what you learned from your last provider and how he can help you fill in the gaps and continue your treatment in a fresh new way. Arnab Datta, MD is like a private detective hired by patients, families and groups to remedy shortcomings in a diagnosis, medication regimen or psychotherapeutic results. Whether it’s in person or on video chat Dr. Datta strives to fill in these gaps in your mental health treatment.

Whether you are new to psychiatry and psychotherapy or you’ve had other doctors before; Dr. Datta can explain why each doctor had a certain rationale. Dr. Datta strives to connects the dots and provide his patients the full picture of what’s happening in their life, why it happened and what is the best course of action. Dr. Datta also provides holistic care such as customized meditations and EMDR. EMDR is not only for Trauma survivors, it’s also for people who need to let go of a negative habit or memory so they can change for the better.

Medication Management and Talk Therapy

How do psychological issues affect daily life and relationships? Dr. Datta believes that psychological issues have an emotional origin, and that specific types of talk therapy can help one overcome negative emotions and experiences that may be affecting their lives. Dr. Datta often uses guided meditations with talk therapy to help engage the unconscious mind in letting go of “emotional trauma and baggage” and to alleviate anxiety. The types of talk therapy are mentioned below:

Psychodynamic psychotherapy

Cognitive behavioral therapy

Motivational interviewing

Family & couples therapy

Life coaching and counseling

Customized Meditations

These psychotherapy techniques are applied to treat mood disorders, bipolar disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma and loss among other conditions. Dr. Datta also uses Holistic methods, such as customized guided meditations based so that you can learn from your traumas and let go of them. 

Talk therapy is the foundation of our full 45  minute session. This may include medication management if needed.  If the patient already has a therapist, then a 30 min medication management  session is also available.

Medication management means consuming a psychiatric medication to improve your mental health. It has been largely stigmatized as a negative thing—but it isn’t. It helps humanity; it can help your individual humanity. Taking medication for your mental health must be done for the right reasons, rather than reflexively, thoughtlessly, or superfluously. This takes a skilled doctor to differentiate the nuances of how the patient can improve themselves in holistic ways, such as via psychotherapy and meditation, vs. the people who would benefit from medication. There is certainly an overlap between the two. 

Regarding the stigma of taking medications. There’s no shame in taking antidepressants or anti-anxiety medications during difficult times; these medications are tools to help strengthen emotional health. Then continue to do psychotherapy, meditation, have decent sleep, a decent diet, and exercise to achieve your mental peace. Continue these holistic things to improve your emotional strength. You can take medication for 3-6 months and see how much it adds to your improvement. Medications given for the right reasons can bolster your strong work ethic in psychotherapy, meditation, and your holistic regimen. Taking medication for a therapeutic duration (a duration where you don’t quit—in which the medication does some good for you) can efficiently improve your depression, anxiety, or mood problem. Then the medication can be continued at a lower dose or discontinued. Without medication, some people continue doing psychotherapy and meditation for 10 years and sometimes hit a ceiling. If they take the right medications for the right reasons, then they can break through this ceiling and have their faith strengthened in their holistic self-care strategies. 

 Patients with high doses of controlled substances, such as Adderall or Xanax, can benefit from Dr. Datta’s expertise. He offers a free discovery call, where he provides insight regarding what might be happening within your unconscious mind. He tries to do this to the best of his ability to give you a bird’s-eye view of what your treatment will look like with him before you become an active patient. He will offer you some sort of taper-down regimen if your dosage of controlled substance medication is egregiously high—so that it’s not a surprise when you see him in session. He will also understand your emotional difficulties and why you needed to take a high dose of this medication. 

 Dr. Datta also provides motivational interviewing, a type of psychotherapy effective for addiction. He understands childhood and adolescent traumas and helps patients learn from and reframe these negative experiences, as well as surrender the negativity of trauma that we often hold on to. Many people use drugs to treat their psychological trauma. It offers escapism from the difficult emotions that are too difficult to face. Dr. Datta and his team are able to offer this type of holistic and comprehensive understanding and healing. This nuanced approach is tailored to each patient, offering the highest level of personalized care in medicine and psychiatry.

 Arnab Datta, MD, is both a general adult psychiatrist as well as an addiction medication management psychiatrist who provides psychotherapy, couples therapy, and custom meditation techniques. Dr. Datta completed 2 fellowships in addiction medication management psychiatry, which makes him a controlled substance specialist. Dr. Datta uses medication therapy management and psychotherapy to help his patients. He believes that medications can be used for the right reasons to help patients strengthen their emotions. Dr. Datta integrates meditation to improve the psychotherapy experience. This helps patients release trauma and negative experiences—medication is a tool to help you get there.

Benefits of Medication Management

Imagine yourself going to psychotherapy and dedicating 10 years to it. You are sincere, dedicated, and working hard at it. Perhaps you’re engaged in meditation as well because you’re a believer in the holistic component as well. You notice some improvement and are content with that. This dedication is commendable and important for success—this is the heavy emotional lifting—and will always be the bread and butter of emotional healing and advancement. However, there are other tools available to help you, and you can feel better more efficiently. 

Now imagine taking medication for depression, anxiety, or mood stabilization. Given your resilience, discipline, and consistency in self-improvement, medication could accelerate your progress. What took 10 years might take only a few months to 1 year with the right medication. It’s not a magic bullet but a tool that can support your journey. Dr. Datta and this team offer robust psychotherapy, meditation, as well as medication management. Not just any kind of medication therapy management—but where it’s given in the most nuanced fashion—integrated with your personality and struggles. Then Dr. Datta will taper down the medication when you don’t need it as a tool anymore. Dr. Datta always works toward developing the emotional strength to conquer your issues. 

 Something to know about how medications are prescribed and why people quit medications too early. Psychiatrists follow a strict philosophy when prescribing medication: start low and go slow. This means beginning with a low dose of medication and gradually increasing it while monitoring for side effects until reaching a therapeutic dose. A therapeutic dose means the medication is effective at that dose. A therapeutic duration means taking the medicine long enough to see benefits. Unfortunately, many patients quit too early, expecting instant results. Medications are not magic beans; they require dedication and consistency, just like any other aspect of self-improvement. I understand quitting a certain medicine if you’re really having side effects. You shouldn’t be on a medication that doesn’t agree with you. However, it takes a skilled doctor to understand when there’s a psychosomatic reaction or paradoxical reaction. The doctor needs to have skill, experience, and insight into what’s happening with the patient unconsciously to ascertain this. You can expect to have this nuanced and skilled experience with Dr. Datta. 

 Seeing many doctors with different philosophies can be overwhelming. The best psychiatrists understand your personality and emotions and integrate these with the right medication for you. The goal is to make you stronger emotionally and improve your mental wellbeing. Medication should not be taken thoughtlessly month after month. Reflection on why you’re taking the medicine and how it’s helping you is crucial. Medication can be a temporary tool to overcome emotional struggles, and then it can be lowered or discontinued.

 Arnab Datta, MD, is a psychiatrist who provides this type of nuanced medication management therapy that integrates your personality and your issues. He works with you psychotherapeutically to help you achieve your goals efficiently. Dr. Datta serves patients in New York City, North Carolina, Miami, New Jersey, Chicago, and California. This is the philosophy of some of the best psychiatrists and psychotherapists in the industry. If you’re looking for a “mental health medication management near me”, medication management psychiatrist or medication therapy management provider, consider Dr. Datta for personalized, effective treatment.

Psychiatric medication management services

If you’ve felt misunderstood by previous medication management psychiatrists or prescribers, you might benefit from seeing Arnab Datta, MD. Dr. Datta is a detective, delving into your past treatments and medications. He respects the rationale of your previous doctors and explains their reasoning to you. He speaks with your other providers (with your consent) to understand their rationale and where they left off.

Dr. Datta doesn’t reinvent the wheel when it comes to medication management therapy. Instead, he integrates your medication with your psychological and emotional needs. This is where the skill of medication management lies—the integration of medicine, heart, and mind. As a result, Dr. Datta often gets the diagnosis and medications right without causing side effects.

 Dr. Datta’s skill set is seeing your conscious and unconscious mind, listening, and providing you feedback in a comforting and tactful way—in the context of controlled substance medication consumption and illicit drug consumption. Dr. Datta is skilled at tapering down high doses of narcotics and controlled substances, such as Adderall IR (and all forms of stimulants) and Xanax (and all forms of benzodiazepines). He won’t take it all away from you like a doctor who’s apprehensive about prescribing it. No, Dr. Datta’s treatment is sophisticated in that he will understand what amount of these narcotic medications you need based on your traumas, personality, and character.  If you’ve been to other doctors before and don’t really have a clear picture of what’s happening with you, Dr. Datta can efficiently decipher the rationales other doctors had for your diagnosis and character issues. Have a free discovery call with Dr. Datta to see if we’re a fit. Dr. Datta is also a controlled substance specialist, having completed 2 fellowships in addiction psychiatry. 

 Dr. Datta is also a Suboxone provider, treating patients suffering from oxycodone and heroin addiction. His approach combines psychotherapy with controlled substance medication regimens, helping you overcome addiction if you put in the effort between sessions. Dr. Datta will help heal your emotional wounds and trauma as it pertains to your substance abuse. He’s a psychiatrist who also provides psychotherapy, meditation, and life coaching. 

 Dr. Datta understands that not all patients need to be taken off their medications completely. He customizes treatment plans, ensuring that those who genuinely need medication continue to receive it. 

 The level of customization you will receive with Dr. Datta is at a very high level. He also conducts additional screening of the patient’s medical history to understand any health issues. Many of Dr. Datta’s patients have multifactorial conditions, where psychological issues are related to other health problems. Dr. Datta collaborates with your other doctors to get to the root of your mental and physical health issues.

 If you’re looking for a top-tier psychiatrist who also understands your personality, life story, and character deeply, then have a free discovery call and see if Dr. Datta and his team are right for you. Here you don’t need to see separate doctors for meds, controlled substances, psychotherapy, life coaching, couples therapy, meditation, or EMDR. You can see one expert/one practice for all of these things. These services are offered in New York City, North Carolina, Miami, New Jersey, Chicago, and California.