EL DORADO - Althea T. Conley, MD, PhD, has joined the Medical Center of South Arkansas Medical Withdrawal Management Program as Medical Director.

Dr. Conley has been practicing Psychiatry in South Arkansas for over 15 years. She graduated from medical school at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas. She earned her PhD in clinical psychology with an emphasis in the diagnosis and treatment of heath related and psychosomatic conditions from University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR. She is a member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

The MCSA Medical Withdrawal Management Program is a 3-5 day medical stabilization for individuals that are seeking help recovering from substance abuse.