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Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD

(Dr. Louis William Solomon, MD)

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Specializes in: Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine (1980)
Professional interests include: electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), major depression, depression, and more.
1600 Sw Archer Road
Gainesville, FL 32610

Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD is a psychiatrist in Gainesville, FL specializing in psychiatry and addiction medicine. He graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1980 and has 46 years of experience. Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD is affiliated with UF Health and FLORIDA CLINICAL PRACTICE ASSOCIATION INC.

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1600 Sw Archer Road
Gainesville, FL 32610
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Bipolar Disorder

Commonly known as manic-depressive illness, bipolar disorder is a serious mental condition characterized by extreme changes in mood. Individuals with this disorder experience emotional highs, or manic episodes, and lows, or depressive episodes. These episodes are distinct periods that are separate from the moods they may usually feel.

During manic episodes, individuals may:

  • Feel very happy and energetic
  • Speak very fast and about many different topics
  • Become much more active than usual
  • Have trouble sleeping
  • Engage in impulsive behavior, like spending a large sum of money

In contrast, depressive episodes may bring about:

  • Sadness, emptiness, or hopelessness
  • Very low energy and activity levels
  • Forgetfulness and trouble concentrating
  • Loss of appetite
  • Thoughts of death or suicide

Episodes may be a mixture of both manic and depressive symptoms. In such an episode, individuals with bipolar disorder may feel sad, empty, and hopeless but have a high level of energy at the same time. Sometimes, changes in mood are less dramatic. For example, individuals may feel happy and think everything is fine, but people around them may notice their mood changes. Episodes like this are called hypomania. If an individual is hypomanic and does not receive proper treatment, their condition will likely worsen.

Generally considered a lifetime illness, the disorder begins in the late teen or early adult years. Bipolar disorder has no known cause, but research has shown that it tends to run in families. To diagnose it, a psychiatrist carefully assesses an individual's moods and behavior patterns. They may also be asked to keep a daily record of their moods and other factors that can help with diagnosis and determining the right course of therapy. Counseling is a typical form of treatment, as is a group of medications that can control symptoms, called antipsychotics.

Depression

Everyone knows what it feels like to get the blues once in a while. But depression is a serious illness that is more severe than a bad day and lasts much longer. Symptoms of depression stop a person from being able to function and enjoy daily activities for weeks or months at a time. It can happen to anyone, and it isn't something that people can control by force of will or "snap out of it."

Some common symptoms of depression include:

  • Feeling sad, guilty, empty or hopeless
  • Fatigue and a lack of energy and motivation
  • A loss of pleasure in activities that were previously enjoyed
  • Unusual sleep or eating habits
  • Mental fog -- trouble concentrating, remembering, or making decisions
  • Physical aches and pains
  • Suicidal thoughts or a preoccupation with death

We don't yet know what causes depression, but it's thought that it is a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and social influences. Because of this, the most effective treatments for depression combine medication with psychotherapy. Therapy, especially cognitive-behavioral therapy, can be extremely helpful in resolving the negative thoughts and feelings that come with depression. It gives patients new tools that they can use themselves to cope when their depression is making them feel down.

Some of the common medications used to treat depression include antidepressants such as SSRI's (Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft) or atypical antidepressants (Cymbalta, Wellbutrin). It's important to remember that these medications have different effects on everybody, and no one medication works right for everyone. Patients may have to try a couple before finding the one that works just right for them. If the first medication they try doesn't work, they should talk to their doctor about trying something else. In extreme cases where medication is not enough, electro-convulsive therapy and hospitalization may be the answer to keeping a severely depressed person safe.

Depression is a difficult illness to deal with, but it is more common than believed and there are many people who can help. With the right treatment, individuals with depression can get back to fully enjoying life again.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Gainesville, FL during 2012 were electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), hospital care, inpatient care and medication management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic evaluation 14
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) 1121
hospital care 1109
inpatient care 1109
medication management 285

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Gainesville, FL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 270
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) 973
hospital care 996
inpatient care 996

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD.

Gender
Male 80
Female 133
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 192
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 61
From 75 to 84 36
85 and over 12
Less than 65 104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD in 2013

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 38
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 19
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 7
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 26
Dementia 32
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Gainesville, FL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 155
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) 921
hospital care 1273
inpatient care 1273

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD.

Gender
Male 63
Female 103
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 145
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 43
From 75 to 84 31
85 and over 11
Less than 65 81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD in 2014

Hypertension 74
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 39
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 25
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 34
Dementia 31
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Gainesville, FL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 200
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) 1044
hospital care 1381
inpatient care 1381

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD.

Gender
Male 106
Female 240
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 296
Black 26
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 104
From 75 to 84 50
85 and over 24
Less than 65 168

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD in 2015

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 28
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 26
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 30
Dementia 24
Cancer 6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Gainesville, FL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 216
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) 537
hospital care 1247
inpatient care 1247

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD.

Gender
Male 123
Female 202
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 275
Black 29
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 97
From 75 to 84 31
85 and over 12
Less than 65 185

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD in 2016

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 54
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 33
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 36
Asthma 30
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 24
Diabetes 36
Dementia 28
Cancer 7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Gainesville, FL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 263
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) 124
hospital care 680
inpatient care 680

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD.

Gender
Male 141
Female 184
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 266
Black 36
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 84
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 195

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD in 2017

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 45
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 31
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 28
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 6
Atrial Fibrilation 5
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 24
Diabetes 28
Dementia 20
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Gainesville, FL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 246
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) 172
hospital care 729
inpatient care 729

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD.

Gender
Male 106
Female 157
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 224
Black 24
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 81
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 142

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD in 2018

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 35
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 30
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 4
Heart Failure 17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 28
Diabetes 28
Dementia 26
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Gainesville, FL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 195
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) 64
hospital care 513
inpatient care 513

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD.

Gender
Male 107
Female 128
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 190
Black 29
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 71
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD in 2019

Hypertension 72
High Cholesterol 52
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 34
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 37
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 6
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 26
Diabetes 32
Dementia 23
Cancer 7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Gainesville, FL during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 147
hospital care 308
inpatient care 308

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD.

Gender
Male 79
Female 78
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 124
Black 21
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 47
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD in 2020

Hypertension 55
High Cholesterol 46
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 31
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 27
Dementia 18
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Gainesville, FL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 159
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) 126
hospital care 546
inpatient care 546

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD.

Gender
Male 72
Female 106
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 155
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 61
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD in 2021

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 37
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 43
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 22
Diabetes 35
Dementia 24
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Gainesville, FL during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 131
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) 96
hospital care 414
inpatient care 414

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD.

Gender
Male 69
Female 92
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 131
Black 17
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 55
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD in 2022

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 17
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 23
Asthma 22
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 25
Diabetes 34
Dementia 19
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Gainesville, FL were hospital care, inpatient care and diagnostic evaluation.

diagnostic evaluation 14
doctor visit 198
hospital care 836
inpatient care 836

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD.

Gender
Male 86
Female 129
Ethnicity
Black / African American 16
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 181
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 13
85 and over 5
Less than 65 115
65 to 74 64

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD treated were depression, hypertension, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 62
High Cholesterol 49
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 29
Depression 68
Chronic Kidney Disease 27
Asthma 13
Osteoporosis 7
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 28
Atrial Fibrillation 2
Dementia 22
Cancer 6

Education & Training

Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1980. He completed residency at University of Maryland Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Psychiatry - American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (1980)

Residency: University of Maryland Affiliated Hospitals (1986)

Board Certification: Psychiatry - American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Louis W. Solomon, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UF Health
FLORIDA CLINICAL PRACTICE ASSOCIATION INC

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Biography

Dr. Louis Solomon, who practices in Gainesville, FL, is a medical specialist in addiction medicine and psychiatry. These areas are among Dr. Solomon's clinical interests: electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), major depression, and transcranial magnetic stimulation. He attended the University of Maryland School of Medicine and subsequently trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Maryland and a hospital affiliated with the University of Florida Health Science Center for residency. His distinctions include: Outstanding Attending Teacher Award - Society of Teaching Scholars; Public Service Award - Florida Psychiatric Society; and Superior Accomplishment Award. Dr. Solomon is professionally affiliated with UF Health.

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