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Joseph A. Shrand M.D.

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Joseph Shrand, M.D., is Joe from the original 1972 cast of the Emmy Award-winning PBS children’s TV show ZOOM and the founder, creator, and President of Drug Story Theater. Dr. Shrand is currently an Instructor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and an Adjunct Faculty member on the medical staff of Cambridge Health Alliance. He holds the posts of Chief Medical Officer of Riverside Community Care in Massachusetts, Medical Director of Road to Responsibility, a community-based program that tends to adults with significant developmental challenges, and the Medical Director of Northeast Family Services. Dr. Shrand has run several inpatient psychiatric units, been the Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at High Point Treatment Centers in Massachusetts, the creator and Medical Director of Castle (Clean and Sober Teens Living Empowered), an intervention unit for at-risk teens, and served as Medical Director of the Child and Adolescent outpatient program at McLean Hospital. Dr. Shrand is the author of Manage Your Stress (2012), Outsmarting Anger (2013) (winner of the Books for a Better Life best Psychology book of 2013), The Fear Reflex (2014), Do You Really Get Me? (2015), and Unleashing the Power of Respect: The I-M Approach (winner of the 2023 Independent Press Best Group Psychology Book of the Year). He is the originator of The I-M Approach, which extends the bio-psychosocial model by integrating the Theory of Mind. You can listen to him on his podcast “The Dr Joe Show: Exploring Who We Are and Why We Do What We Do.”

Books by Joseph A. Shrand M.D.
Recent Posts
Outsmarting Anger
Anger Is Only an Emotion

We all have an innate ability to understand and control the forces of anger in ourselves and others.

We all have an innate ability to understand and control the forces of anger in ourselves and others.

There Is Nothing Wrong With Anger

Anger is all around us. But why, and what can we do about it? In this series of posts, you will learn not only how to manage your anger, but to manage the anger of others.

Anger is all around us. But why, and what can we do about it? In this series of posts, you will learn not only how to manage your anger, but to manage the anger of others.

Why Do We Need to Feel Valued?

Do you ever get angry, anxious, or sad when you think someone sees you as less valuable? Explore the reason why, and the answer may surprise you.

Do you ever get angry, anxious, or sad when you think someone sees you as less valuable? Explore the reason why, and the answer may surprise you.

Why do we wear a mask?

How will wearing a mask influence our human interactions? Is there an unforeseen consequence of this adaptation and innovation in response to the coronavirus?

How will wearing a mask influence our human interactions? Is there an unforeseen consequence of this adaptation and innovation in response to the coronavirus?

The Risk of Relapse Is Greater Than Ever

Being socially isolated is increasing the risk of relapse for those in recovery. Here are four things you can do right now to help yourself or someone you know stay sober.

Being socially isolated is increasing the risk of relapse for those in recovery. Here are four things you can do right now to help yourself or someone you know stay sober.

Why Do We Make Resolutions?

Many of us look back on the year with a wish we could have done something better. So we make a New Year's resolution. But why?

Many of us look back on the year with a wish we could have done something better. So we make a New Year's resolution. But why?

Addiction Is Not a Crime but Can Lead to Them, Revisited

A prison reentry and addiction recovery creative writing program merge to create a new documentary, "In Their Shoes."

A prison reentry and addiction recovery creative writing program merge to create a new documentary, "In Their Shoes."