John G. Looney, MD,MBA,FACP
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Care Philosophy 
Dr. Looney strives to provide the most sophisticated solutions to his patients problems utilizing the most current evidence-based knowledge and available technology within a major academic medical center. Yet he strives to provide care to his patients within a very private, confidential, and caring relationship.

Practice Locations 
Duke South Clinic  See map
Trent Street
Suite 3919 (Red Zone) Box 3313
Durham, North Carolina  27710
919-684-6457 or 684-5405
919-684-2928 (FAX)

Duke Child Guidance Clinic  See map
Trent and Elba Streets
Durham, North Carolina  27710
919 286-4456
919 286-6069 (FAX)


Specialties and Certifications 
  • General Psychiatry
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Addiction Psychiatry
  • Forensic Psychiatry
  • Organizational Consultation

  • Insurance 
    Please check with the office about plans covered. Also, see New Patient Information just below.

    Patient Education Resources

    New Patient Information
    Your First Visit With Dr Looney / Dr John Looney
    More Information About Dr Looney / Dr John Looney
    How Am I Billed? / Dr John Looney
    Do You Take My Insurance? / Dr John Looney
    What About Missing Or Changing Appointments? / Dr John Looney
    Reading about emotional/behavioral conditions / Dr John Looney

    Communicating With The Office
    Secure E-mail Messaging / Dr John Looney
    Online Consultation / Dr John Looney
    Telephone Calls / Dr John Looney

    Issues in Parenting
    The Importance of the Family / AAP
    Parenting Skills: Sharing and Caring / AAP
    The Myth of the Perfect Family / AAP
    Your Development as a Parent / AAP
    Parenting Influences — Your Childhood Experiences / AAP
    Influence of Parents and Siblings / AAP
    Single Parenting / AAP
    Divorce (AMA) / AMA

    Developmental Issues
    Helping Your Child Adjust to Preschool / AMA
    Urinary Incontinence in Children / NIH
    What Your Child Worries About / AAP
    Children Without Friends / AAP

    Adolescent Risk Taking
    Healthy People 2010: Injury and Violence Prevention / GOV
    Dangers of Alcohol Use / AAP
    JAMA Patient Page:
    Alcohol and Driving
     / JAMA/Archives
    Driving Safely by Avoiding Alcohol / AMA
    Especially for Teens: You and Your Sexuality / ACOG
    Healthy People 2010: Sexually Transmitted Diseases / GOV
    Frequently Asked Questions about HIV/AIDS: Transmission and Prevention / CDC

    Limit Setting and Discipline
    Positive Reinforcement / AAP
    Discipline / AAP
    School Discipline / AAP
    Aggressive Behavior / AAP
    Violence Prevention / AAP
    Preventing Substance Abuse / AAP
    Increasing Teen Driver Safety / AAP
    Children, Adolescents and Television / AAP

    Overview of Psychiatric Disorders in Children
    Let's Talk Facts About Common Childhood Disorders / APA

    Use & Abuse of Meds in Children & Adolescents
    The Use of Psychotropic Medications in Young Children: The Facts, the Controversy, and the Practice / CSMS
    Fact Sheet: Children, Mental Illness and Medicines / APA
    Herbal Medicines with Psychiatric Indications: A Review for Practitioners / CSMS
    Herbal Remedies in Psychiatric Practice / JAMA/Archives

    Psychiatric Hospitalization
    Psychiatric Hospitalization / APA
    Helping Suicidal Teens / AAP

    Depression
    Important New Treatment Study /  WebLink
    FDA Report on Antidepressants /  WebLink
    JAMA Patient Page:
    Depression
     / JAMA/Archives
    A Basic Guide to Depression / Medem-APA
    Frequently Asked Questions: Depression / Medem-APA
    News from the APA:
    Many Depressed Teens Do Not Get Needed Psychiatric Treatment
     / APA
    Understanding Teen Suicide / AAP

    Bipolar Disorders
    A Basic Guideline to Bipolar Disorder / Medem-APA
    Bipolar Disorder: Overview / NIH
    News from the APA:
    Bipolar Disorder Is Often Misdiagnosed
     / APA
    Bipolar Disorder: Summary of Recommendations / APA
    Frequently Asked Questions: Bipolar Disorder / Medem-APA
    Bipolar Disorder: Treatment / NIH

    Anxiety Disorders
    Let's Talk Facts About Anxiety Disorders / APA
    Ages 8 to 12 Months: Separation Anxiety / AAP
    Separation Anxiety / AAP
    Fears and Phobias / AAP
    School Avoidance / AAP
    Managing School Avoidance / AAP
    Panic Disorder: Disease Definition and Natural History / APA
    Panic Disorder: Summary of Recommendations / APA
    Panic Disorder: Clinical Features Influencing Treatment / APA
    Let's Talk Facts About Posttraumatic Stress Disorder / APA

    Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
    Understanding ADHD / AMA
    ADHD — Understanding Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder / AAP
    News from the AAP:
    AAP Releases New Guidelines for Diagnosis of ADHD
     / AAP
    News from the APA:
    Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Exists in Girls, but Symptoms Are Quieter
     / APA

    Tic Disorders
    Tics / AAP

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders / AAP
    JAMA Patient Page:
    The Devastation of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
     / JAMA/Archives

    Alchohol and other Chemical Abuse
    Drugs of Abuse / AMA
    Substance Abuse and Addiction / APA
    Make a Difference: Talk to Your Child About Alcohol / NIH
    Patterns of Alcohol Abuse / AAP
    JAMA Patient Page:
    Do You Have a Drinking Problem?
     / JAMA/Archives
    Adolescents and Anabolic Steroids: A Subject Review / AAP

    Eating Disorders
    A Basic Guide to Eating Disorders / Medem-APA
    Eating Disorders / AAP
    Eating Disorders / ACOG
    A Closer Look at Eating Disorders / Medem-APA
    Frequently Asked Questions: Eating Disorders (Anorexia and Bulimia) / Medem-APA
    Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Eating Disorders (Second Edition) / APA

    Sleep Disorders
    Facts About Insomnia / NIH
    Understanding Sleep / NIH
    Sleep Apnea / NIH
    Common Sleep Problems / AAP
    Establishing Good Sleep Habits / AAP
    Evaluation Of Sleep Problems / AAP
    Nighttime Awakenings / AAP

    Autism/Asperger Syndrome
    JAMA Patient Page:
    Autistic Disorder
     / JAMA/Archives
    Autism / NIH
    Auditory Integration Training and Facilitated Communication for Autism / AAP
    News from the AAP:
    AAP Issues Guidelines on Diagnosis and Management of Autism
     / AAP
    News from the AAP:
    Conference Report Addresses Autism and MMR Vaccine
     / AAP
    News from the AMA:
    No Association Found Between Measles-Mump-Rubella Immunization and Increasing Occurrence of Autism
     / AMA
    Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) / NIH
    Asperger Syndrome / NIH

    Schizophrenia
    Schizophrenia / NIH
    Antipsychotic Medications / NIH
    Schizophrenia: Treatment Principles And Alternatives / APA
    Schizophrenia: Clinical and environmental features influencing treatment / APA
    Let's Talk Facts About Schizophrenia / APA
    Schizophrenia: Formulation and Implementation of a Treatment / APA

    Response to Terrorism
    Chemical-Biological Terrorism and Its Impact on Children: A Subject Review / AAP

    Additional information on Psychiatry
    Facts for Families /  WebLink
    American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry /  WebLink
    National Mental Health Association /  WebLink
    Duke Patient Information /  WebLink
    Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation /  WebLink
     
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    SECURE MESSAGING: Once you are an established patient of Dr Looney, secure, encrypted messaging is available about non-urgent issues. See PATIENT EDUCATION RESOURCES/COMMUNICATING WITH THE OFFICE on the Home Page or use the web page menu on upper left.
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