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Hans Watson, DO
Leads psychiatric care, provider training, and advanced treatment development across Dynamic Psychiatry & Wellness.
Areas of Clinical Expertise
mood disorders
trauma
addiction
serious mental illness
neuromodulation
integrated psychiatric care
personality disorder
couples therapy
and much more
Clinical Philosophy
Root-cause, structured, hypothesis-driven care
Teaching / Training Leadership
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Watson is actively involved in the development of advanced training programs designed to improve the quality and consistency of psychiatric care.
He developed the Master Medication Training Program, a structured year-long program that teaches clinicians how to approach psychiatric treatment using hypothesis-driven clinical reasoning rather than relying solely on medication algorithms. The program integrates neuroscience, psychotherapy principles, behavioral science, and biologic contributors to mental health in order to help clinicians think more clearly about diagnosis and treatment planning.
Dr. Watson also developed the Master Therapy Training Program, an intensive clinical training model that provides therapists with advanced instruction in individual therapy, couples therapy, family systems work, trauma treatment, and complex psychiatric conditions.
Dr. Watson also developed the Expert Functional Medicine Training Program, which focuses on helping clinicians recognize and address biologic contributors that can influence mental health. The program teaches providers how to evaluate factors such as hormonal regulation, metabolic health, nutritional status, and other physiologic variables that may affect mood, cognition, and emotional regulation. By integrating these elements with psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care, the training program supports a more comprehensive understanding of the biological and behavioral systems that influence mental health.
In addition to these programs, Dr. Watson has been involved in training related to neuromodulation treatments such as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and has contributed to the development of structured treatment approaches that integrate psychiatry, psychotherapy, and medical contributors to mental health.
These training initiatives help ensure that clinicians working within Dynamic Psychiatry & Wellness are supported by ongoing education, structured treatment models, and collaborative clinical leadership.
Dr Watson is featured in many publications. Here is a partial list.
Books Written
The Burnout Pattern: Why Therapists Exhaust Themselves—and How to Fix It.
Conquering PTSD: Find hope, healing, and the light at the end of the tunnel.
ARTICLES
One year since Uvalde school shooting: Does a memorial help with mental health and healing?
Utah psychiatrist peers into dark mind of school shooter
Is it time for parents to remove kids from social media?
Polarization is behind US mass shootings, says psychiatrist
Can you take Latuda and exercise?
Expert: Talk to your kids after a traumatic event like a school shooting
Social media harms students’ mental health
23 Ways to Get Your Teenager to Open Up to You, According to Experts
Meditate or Wait: should meditation be taught in schools?
El truco mental para mantener a raya los pensamientos negativos:
Playing Ball Vs. Hitting The Books: It's a winning combination for your child.
Scholarly Publications
Treatment Options for Individuals with PTSD and Concurrent TBI: A Literature Review and Case Presentation. Hans R. Watson, Musammar Ghani, Terry Correll. Current Psychiatry Reports 2016 May 25
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27222137/
Psychogastroenterology for adults: A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals. Chapter: Motivational Interviewing: Promoting change in psychological and gastrointestinal conditions. Daron A. Watts, Hans R. Watson, Terry L. Correll. Editors: Simon R. Knowles, Laurie Keefer, Antonina A. Mikocka-Walus
Publisher: Routledge printing
Edition 1st. 2019
SIRT1 activating drugs decrease Reperfusion Injury in Cardiomyocytes. Watson, HR, Geizer, JL, Maloney, JA, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Lewisburg, WV 24901. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 2012 Jan 112: 34-62. https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.7556/jaoa.2012.112.1.34/html
Dr Watson BIO
Dr. Hans Watson is a mental health care visionary and acclaimed leader in the field of psychiatry and health optimization because his training far exceeds what would normally be seen with a psychiatrist.
After returning from war as a decorated combat veteran, Dr Watson attended a specific medical school and residency where he could gain the traditional skills and knowledge of an M.D., psychiatrist, psychotherapist, chiropracter and functional medicine provider. He was able to do this by dedicating many extra hours of study and training while attending the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine and training at Wright State University's Psychiatric Residency.
Since finishing training, Dr. Watson has risen to remarkable heights. He is an esteemed professor, author, mental health expert, speaker and his greatest talent is his ability to use that knowledge to teach so efficiently that complex concepts are easily learned and understood. This is why Dr Watson is sought out to train therapists, psychiatric providers, wellness providers, TMS providers, medical students and more. He is one of the only people in the world who is able to teach the wellness providers how hormones, gut health and vitamins affect mental health while also teaching therapists how stress and psychology contribute to struggles or success and still teach psychiatric providers how traditional medicines are part of the treatment protocols. He really is one of a kind.
Dr. Watson has established himself as a compassionate and knowledgeable doctor dedicated to improving lives by understanding virtually every condition or stressor that could prevent optimal mental health and he is passing that knowledge onto students, therapists, doctors and anyone else who wants to learn.
In addition to his impressive career accomplishments, Dr. Watson also brings inspiration and motivation to audiences around the world through his motivational speaking engagements that leverage his country childhood, wartime stories and other experiences to amplify his message of hope, overcoming adversity and living a meaninful life.
Dr. Watson continues to be an invaluable presence in the field of psychiatry today thanks to his unrivaled expertise and passion for advancing mental health awareness worldwide.