The Cautious Use and Weaning of Psychotropic Drugs presented by Georgia Davis, MD

What pathways are involved when children don't properly manufacture their own neurotransmitters? What is the involvement of the methylation and sulfation pathways? What is the relationship of the gut, liver, and immune system to metabolism and clearing of drugs? How can underlying issues be remedied, and then how can psychotropic drugs be safely weaned?

Georgia Davis, MD received her medical degree from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. She completed an internship in pediatrics and a residency in psychiatry at St. John's Hospital and Memorial Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. After completion of her internship, she joined the faculty of the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine as an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry. She has completed post-graduate training as a Defeat Autism Now! physician and is currently being mentored by Dr. Jacqueline McCandless, MD, DAN! physician and author of Children with Starving Brains. Dr. Davis is currently an adjunct faculty member of the University of Illinois Medical School at Chicago where she received her certification in the use of nuclear brain imaging. She is in private practice in Springfield as a psychiatric intensivist, specializing in anxiety and mood disorders, autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).