Dr. Frederick Fritz Engstrom

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  www.brattlebororetreat.org/news/retreat-begins-take-sta - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/25/2005    Last Visited: 9/22/2009  

  "We basically see ourselves as having the most psychiatric resources in the region and we would be the logical people to help them (state hospital) out, so we want to that," said Dr. Fred Engstrom, the Retreat's senior vice president of medical affairs.
  
  Engstrom has been working with state officials since news broke in the beginning of this month that the state hospital had lost its federal certification and access to millions of dollars in federal funding for a second time after two patients escaped from supervision.
  
  "It's a stark contrast," Engstrom said after touring the state hospital last week.
  
  "They have a staff right now that's been put through the wringer, whether that's fair or unfair and I'm not there to judge. But needless to say, they feel very discouraged," he said.
  
  The state hospital is also limited by an outdated facility, Engstrom said.
  
  The Retreat has invested millions of dollars to renovate its buildings and update them for safety, he said.
  
  "They (state hospital) have a lot more difficulties with their environment in terms of places where you can't see patients, places where potentially you could harm yourself; it's the sort of thing where the facility's been neglected," he said.
  
  Retreat officials say they sympathize with the state hospital staff who have complained about inadequate staffing and poor working conditions for years and don't want to have an adversarial relationship with the state hospital.
  
  They face the same tough challenges the state hospital does in treating severely mentally ill patients, many of whom are suicidal and ambivalent about whether or not they want to get better. Patients try to run away, Engstrom said. They've committed suicide and harmed themselves.
  
  "I don't want to hold us out as perfect," he said.
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  The Retreat has 175 mental health professionals with various degrees, the greatest concentration in northern New England, and is able to tailor treatments to individuals, said Engstrom. The hospital specializes in dual diagnoses such as substance abuse and mental health and serves as the state's psychiatric hospital for children.
  
  Half the patients come from out of state and many have been in and out of hospitals.
  
  "We have a reputation for being able to help some people who are the hardest to treat," said Engstrom.
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  Engstrom and state officials are weighing all the issues, legal and otherwise, surrounding moving patients to Brattleboro, he said.
  
  They say they want to be sure any move will not disrupt a patient's care.
  
  "We wanted to make sure that we take patients where we can be helpful and the patients want to come here," Engstrom said.

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  www.neei.org/workshops/conference_details.aspx?WID=2&CI - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/10/2006    Last Visited: 3/18/2007  

  Fritz Engstrom
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  Fritz Engstrom, M.D., is the Medical Director of the Brattleboro Retreat and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Dartmouth Medical School.For over twenty years, he has collected riveting scenes from movies to teach the presentation and treatment of mental illness to residents, medical students, psychology students, social workers, nurses, teachers, patients, and the general public.His book, Movie Clips for Creative Mental Health Education, is a guide to locating teaching scenes for a wide variety of audiences.As a believer in multi-sensorial teaching, Dr. Engstrom incorporates a visual medium into the predominantly verbal culture of mental health education.

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  2003 Legislative Report - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/24/2003    Last Visited: 9/17/2009  

  Dr. Fritz Engstrom, Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs at Retreat Healthcare, also testified that he strongly appreciates the intent of the bill, but philosophically has issues with certain aspects of the legislation. The bill as introduced does not address co-occurring conditions. Dr. Engstrom supports the reorganization report done by former Secretary of the Agency of Human Services Jane Kitchel, which looks at the patient holistically with coordination of services.

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  2004 Legislative Report - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/19/2004    Last Visited: 9/17/2009  

  The committee heard from Peter Thomashow, M.D., Central Vermont Medical Center, Jean Faunt LeRoy, M.D., Rutland Regional Medical Center, Fritz Engstrom, M.D., Retreat Healthcare, and James Walsh R.N. Springfield Hospital, regarding the strengths and weaknesses of Vermont's mental health system from their perspective.

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  American Psychiatric Association - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/20/2004    Last Visited: 7/6/2006  

  Frederick W. Engstrom, M.D., FAPA, Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs, Brattleboro Retreat, Anna Marsh Lane, Box 803, Brattleboro, VT 05302

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  Anna Marsh Behavioral Care Clinic Staff - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/16/2008    Last Visited: 8/16/2008  

  Frederick W. Engstrom, MD

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  Anna Marsh Behavioral Clinic Staff | Brattleboro... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/22/2009    Last Visited: 9/22/2009  

  Frederick W. Engstrom, MD

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  Berkshire Eagle Online - Region - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/20/2005    Last Visited: 2/20/2005  

  "We basically see ourselves as having the most psychiatric resources in the region and we would be the logical people to help them [state hospital] out, so we want to do that," said Dr. Fred Engstrom, the Retreat's senior vice president of medical affairs.
  
  Engstrom has been working with state officials since news broke in the beginning of this month that the state hospital had lost its federal certification and access to millions of dollars in federal funding for a second time after two patients escaped from supervision.
  
  "It's a stark contrast," Engstrom said after touring the state hospital last week.
  
  "They have a staff right now that's been put through the wringer, whether that's fair or unfair and I'm not there to judge.But needless to say, they feel very discouraged," he said.
  
  The state hospital is also limited by an outdated facility, Engstrom said.
  
  The Retreat has invested millions of dollars to renovate its buildings and update them for safety, he said.
  
  "They [state hospital] have a lot more difficulties with their environment in terms of places where you can't see patients, places where potentially you could harm yourself; it's the sort of thing where the facility's been neglected," he said.
  
  Retreat officials say they sympathize with the state hospital staff who have complained about inadequate staffing and poor working conditions for years and don't want to have an adversarial relationship with the state hospital.
  
  They face the same tough challenges the state hospital does in treating severely mentally ill patients, many of whom are suicidal and ambivalent about whether or not they want to get better.Patients try to run away, Engstrom said.They've committed suicide and harmed themselves.
  
  "I don't want to hold us out as perfect," he said.
  ...
  The Retreat has 175 mental health professionals with various degrees, the greatest concentration in northern New England, and is able to tailor treatments to individuals, said Engstrom.The hospital specializes in dual diagnoses such as substance abuse and mental health and serves as the state's psychiatric hospital for children.
  
  Half the patients come from out of state and many have been in and out of hospitals.
  
  "We have a reputation for being able to help some people who are the hardest to treat," said Engstrom.

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  Boston.com / News / Education / Continuing education /... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/19/2005    Last Visited: 2/19/2005  

  "We basically see ourselves as having the most psychiatric resources in the region and we would be the logical people to help them (state hospital) out, so we want to that," said Dr. Fred Engstrom, the Retreat's senior vice president of medical affairs.
  
  Engstrom has been working with state officials since news broke in the beginning of this month that the state hospital had lost its federal certification and access to millions of dollars in federal funding for a second time after two patients escaped from supervision.
  
  "It's a stark contrast," Engstrom said after touring the state hospital last week.
  
  "They have a staff right now that's been put through the wringer, whether that's fair or unfair and I'm not there to judge.But needless to say, they feel very discouraged," he said.
  
  The state hospital is also limited by an outdated facility, Engstrom said.
  
  The Retreat has invested millions of dollars to renovate its buildings and update them for safety, he said.
  
  "They (state hospital) have a lot more difficulties with their environment in terms of places where you can't see patients, places where potentially you could harm yourself; it's the sort of thing where the facility's been neglected," he said.
  
  Retreat officials say they sympathize with the state hospital staff who have complained about inadequate staffing and poor working conditions for years and don't want to have an adversarial relationship with the state hospital.
  
  They face the same tough challenges the state hospital does in treating severely mentally ill patients, many of whom are suicidal and ambivalent about whether or not they want to get better.Patients try to run away, Engstrom said.They've committed suicide and harmed themselves.
  
  "I don't want to hold us out as perfect," he said.

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  Brattleboro Reformer - 80 events, 800 hours and 800... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/28/2006    Last Visited: 9/28/2006  

  Fritz Engstrom, the Medical Director of the Brattleboro Retreat, will talk to Meyers about the psychologically complex characters depicted in his movies.There's also a showing of the campy classic "Grey Garden" and other film screenings.

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