William Thornton, M.D.

Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute

McKenzie Foundation Chair in Psychiatry II

Psychiatry
Adult Psychiatry
Mood and Anxiety Disorders

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.

In 2018, he was named a Super Doctor by Texas Monthly.

Education & Training

Internship/Residency - UT Southwestern Medical Center (1987-1991), Psychiatry
Medical School - UT Southwestern Medical Center
Residency - UTSW Dept of Psychiatry (1987-1991)

Professional Associations & Affiliations

Dallas Psychoanalytic Institute

Honors & Awards

D Magazine Best Doctor 2022
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

Books & Publications

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

Research

Neuro-stimluation

Clinical Focus

Adult Psychiatry
Mood and Anxiety Disorders