Edward Sodaro MD
Edward Sodaro MD

Psychiatric Medical Treatment

Treatment of Anxiety Disorder

Dr. Sodaro utilizes a supportive and eclectic approach to psychotherapy seeking to work out underlying life stresses and concerns and make behavior changes. This approach can be a highly effective treatment for anxiety.

 

The doctor often uses a cognitive behavioral approach to generalized anxiety disorder, focusing on teaching specific skills to identify negative thoughts and behaviors and replace them with positive ones. Even if an undesirable situation doesn't change, you can reduce stress and gain more control over your life by changing the way you respond.  Medication therapy may be used as an adjunct. 

 

After the Psychiatric Evaluation, Dr. Sodaro will discuss treatment options. 

 

The goals of treatment include freeing the mind from negative fixations and helping to relax and enjoy life. One needs to be able to meet life's challenges with enthusiasm, wisdom and joy. Supportive psychotherapy decreases mental and emotional distress  through active cultivation of mental clarity, inner calm, compassion, emotional equanimity, and greater resilience. Negative thoughts about ourselves harm us.

Treatment of Depression

Many depressions can be treated in Dr. Sodaro's office. However, severely ill patients may require referral to hospital, at least initially. 

 

For those patients able to be seen in the office, there are several types of effective psychotherapy for depression. Cognitive behavioral therapy is one of the most commonly used therapies. This type of therapy helps you identify negative beliefs and behaviors and replace them with healthy, positive ones. It's based on the idea that your own thoughts — not other people or situations — determine how you feel or behave. Even if an unwanted situation doesn't change, you can change the way you think and behave in a positive way.

Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Dr. Sodaro utilizes a supportive, eclectic, and multi-modal approach to psychotherapy of PTSD, overall seeking to work out underlying life stresses and concerns and make behavior changes. 

 

The doctor first of all uses cognitive therapy to help you recognize problems in thinking (cognitive patterns) that are keeping you stuck — for example, negative or inaccurate ways of perceiving normal situations.  In PTSD treatment, cognitive therapy often is used along with a behavioral therapy called exposure therapy, which  helps you safely face the very thing that you find frightening.  In so doing, you can learn to cope with it effectively.

 

Different wars produce different issues. While there are many sharedexperiences, the Korean, Vietnam, First Gulf War, and the Iraqi/Afghanistan theatres have very different types of stress.

 

Medication therapy is also commonly required.  The problem with PTSD is that there exists an enormous variation in patient response to medications, so that each PTSD patient is highly unique. 

 

 

 

Treatment of Iraq/Afghanistan and Vietnam Veterans

Both of Dr. Sodaro's parents were Officers in the United States Army, and he has a long interest in the special needs of military veterans.  Dr. Sodaro's father had two Purple Hearts and Two Bronze Stars, and suffered combat related PTSD. The doctor is very sensitive to the needs of this population.  The psychiatric needs of veterans are commonly ignored and/or inadequately treated.  With proper help, even conditions that are chronic and long lasting can show significant improvement.

Contact and Appointments

Edward Sodaro MD

137 Broadway

Suite E

Amityville, NY 11701

Phone: (631) 691-0807

 

Located in beautiful Old Amityville Village near the southern end of Route 110.

Where to Find Us (Map)

 

(Practice currently closed to new patients.  Please check back after 4/5/24)

 

New patients must be seen in the office between 10 AM and 3 PM on Monday, Tuesday or Friday.  After this in-person session and yearly office visits, patients may be seen at other times via telemedicine.

 

We use the DOXY.ME system on the smartphone or iPad. A DOXY.ME link is sent from the doctor's office to your smartphone at the time of the session.  Just click on the link. Nothing else is required and DOXY.ME is usually easy to use.   

 

Insurances accepted: Aetna, Cigna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and United Health.  We do not accept Medicaid, Medicare, or Workers Compensation.

 

Individuals pursuing any disability or personal injury claim are not accepted as patients.

 

We do not accept into treatment any individual seeking/receiving chronic pain narcotic opiate drugs (e.g. Vicodin, Percocet, Oxycontin), seeking/taking benzodiazepine medications (e.g. Xanax, Valium), or seeking/taking any ADHD or amphetamine drugs (e.g. Ritalin, Adderall).

 

We do not accept individuals with any suicidal tendencies or who have been arrested.  Individuals with aggressive, out of control, or dangerous behaviors are not accepted. We do not acccept individuals requiring hospitalization or with any type of legal problems.

 

Regular Office Hours

Monday, Tuesday and Friday (9AM to 3PM)

Other times are available.

 

Please also note emergency and after hours instructions.

 

 

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