
William Thornton, M.D.
Professor
Endowed Title McKenzie Foundation Chair in Psychiatry II
School Medical School
Department Psychiatry
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Biography
Much of my clinical work is with general psychiatric inpatients, including persons with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression and dementia. My outpatient work focuses primarily on persons with mood disorders. I also work with patients in psychoanalytically based psychotherapy. My research interest is in neuro-stimluation. I am especially interested in the ways in which psychoanalysis, philosophy, history and literature may inform one another.
Education
- Medical School
- UT Southwestern Medical Center (1987)
- Internship/Residency
- UT Southwestern Medical Center (1991), Psychiatry
- Residency
- UTSW Dept of Psychiatry (1991)
Research Interest
- Neuro-stimluation
Publications
Featured Publications
- ?But There was More to the Story: Danger, Doubt and Feeling Real?
- Thornton, W., Cain, J., Litle, M., Andresen, J.,
- The effect of remifentanil on seizure duration and acute hemodynamic responses to electroconvulsive therapy
- Recart, A., Rawal, S., White, PF., Byerly, S., Thornton, L. 2003
- ?The Art and the Angst of the Mentoring Relationship?
- Davis, L., Litle, M., Thornton, W., Academic Psychiatry 1997 21/2
Honors & Awards
- Outstanding Teaching Site, Zale-Lipshy Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
(2001) - Junior Faculty Development Award, Association for Academic Psychiatry
(1995) - Nominated Outstanding Teacher, PGYII and/or PGYIII
(1993) - Outstanding Resident in Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
(1991)
Professional Associations/Affiliations
- Dallas Psychoanalytic Institute