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A physician of Stedfast Psychiatry, Florida and South CarolinaNew patients: (561) 234-4467
Dr. Eric R. Williams, MDBOARD-CERTIFIED CHILD, ADOLESCENT AND ADULT PSYCHIATRIST
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Board-certified child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist in Lexington, South Carolina; Associate Dean for Student Affairs, USC School of Medicine Columbia

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Dr. Eric R. Williams is a board-certified psychiatrist and child and adolescent psychiatrist practicing with Stedfast Psychiatry in Lexington, South Carolina. A Wake Forest graduate who trained at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, he has served on its faculty since 2006 and is Associate Dean for Student Affairs. He treats ADHD, anxiety, depression and life transitions in patients ages 5 to 64, and is lead author of Kaplan and Sadock's Study Guide and Self-Examination Review in Psychiatry.

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Eric R. Williams, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist and child and adolescent psychiatrist who sees patients ages 5 to 64 at Stedfast Psychiatry in Lexington, South Carolina, and by telehealth statewide. A graduate of Wake Forest University and its School of Medicine, he completed residency and fellowship at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, where he has taught since 2006 and serves as Associate Dean for Student Affairs. He is lead author of Kaplan and Sadock's Study Guide and Self-Examination Review in Psychiatry, 10th edition, past President of the South Carolina Psychiatric Association, and a 2024 APA Jeanne Spurlock Award recipient.

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Dr. Eric R. Williams

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Speaking and interview topics

  • Evaluating ADHD in children: why a questionnaire is not a diagnosis
  • Teen depression: what parents and schools see first
  • Anxiety in college students and young professionals
  • Stimulants and non-stimulants: shared decision-making with families
  • Medical student and young adult mental health: lessons from a dean's office
  • The child psychiatry workforce shortage in South Carolina and how telehealth helps

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Dr. Eric R. Williams, MD; Board-Certified Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatrist; Stedfast Psychiatry, Lexington, SC.

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