Dewey Dale Archer, Jr. (born October 12, 1956) best known as Dr. Dale Archer, is an American

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psychiatrist, and radio and television personality. He hosted ''Taking Charge with Dr. Dale Archer, ''and the regional TV and Internet based ''The Dr. Dale Archer Show''. Archer has also appeared on most of the top national news shows as a psychiatric expert. Archer was named a Distinguished Fellow of the

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in 2005. He is also the founder/CEO of The Institute for Neuropsychiatry in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and the founder and medical director for psychiatric services a
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital(LCMH)

Early life

Dewy Dale Archer, Jr. was born in New Orleans Louisiana, and moved to Lake Charles at the age of 4. His father Dewey Dale Archer Sr. (born 1923), was an Ophthalmologist whose parents lived outside of Knoxville Tennessee. His mother, Valerie Archer (née Grode; born 1930) is a native of New Orleans who can trace her lineage to

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. Archer has one sister, Lee Ann Archer, who received her undergraduate degree at Rice University, and attended Tulane Law School.

Education

Archer attended

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. He was named a Tulane Scholar in 1977, received

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honors in 1978, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy with honors in 1978. He continued at

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, where he received his M.D. in 1983. Archer completed his internship in Internal Medicine and his Residency in Psychiatry at

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in 1987.

Career

Dr. Archer's career spans the fields of medicine, mass media, and writing.

Medicine

In 1987, Archer founded The Institute for Neuropsychiatry in

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.Physicians and Staff at the Institute for Neuropsychiatry in Lake Charles, Louisiana
He also worked as a prison psychiatrist from 1988 - 1995 at Phelps Correctional Institute, a medium security prison in DeQuincy Louisiana. He was an expert witness in sanity and competency criminal court cases from 1987 - 1995. In 1987, he founded the psychiatric program for Lake Charles Memorial Hospital in 1988, where he remains the Psychiatric Medical Director today.

Media

In 1990 Archer started a weekly mental illness news segment at th
Lake Charles NBC affiliate KPLCTV
He also hosted the call-in radio show ''Taking Charge With'' ''Dr. Dale Archer'' and a regional Internet TV talk show, ''The Dr. Dale Archer Show. ''He was a regular guest on '' Issues w Jane Velez Mitchell'' and ''

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''. Archer was a regular guest on
Fox News, The Strategy Room
', and has appeared regularly on other national news shows, talking about psychological issues.

Writing

Archer contributed blog articles at

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from 2009 - 2013, and at

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from 2013 - 2015. He currently contributes regularly to his blo
Reading Between the (Head)Lines
at

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, a blog about current events from a psychological perspective, which he started in 2013. He has authored medical articles, as well as the patient information booklet ''Chemical Imbalance Depression'', published in 1989. Archer wrote the

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bestselling book
Better Than Normal: How What Makes You Different Can Make You Exceptional
' published in 2013, and
The ADHD Advantage: What You Thought Was a Diagnosis May Be Your Greatest Strength
'' published in 2015.

Honors

· Tulane Scholar, 1977 ·

, 1978 · Bachelor of Arts with Honors, 1978 · Distinguished Fellow of the

, 2005

Personal life

Archer married Angela Diane Corley in 1982. They divorced in 2006. He has a daughter Adrianna (born in 1983). She is married to Andrew Ross, an investment banker with Morgan Stanley. They currently live in Hong Kong. Archer also has a son D. Dale Archer III (Trey) (born in 1985), who is a financial planner with Infinity Solutions, currently working on his MBA a
Hult University
in Shanghai, China. Archer is a tournament

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player who finished 11th in the world at the

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Main Event in 2004. He also enjoys

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, and

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External links

DrDaleArcher.com
official web site of Dr. Dale Archer
The Institute for Neuropsychiatry in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Forbes

Psychology Today

FoxNews

References

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