Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Bluefield, West Virginia

Princeton psychiatrist Nasreen Dar pioneers local unit growth

Nasreen Dar born in Pakistan trained at Bowmen Grey School of Medicine Winston Salem now serves Mercer County for 70 years with an office in Tazewell County. She helped start the psychiatric unit at Princeton Community Hospital expanding from four to 26 beds and served as its clinical director for four years. She works with psychologist Sandra Grim serving all ages, cites depression substance abuse teen mood issues and stress as rising concerns, and promotes counseling and hypnosis for overeating and smoking. She emphasizes stigma reduction and accepts most insurance and Medicare assignments. Princeton office hours are 9 to 5 weekdays with Richlands visits Wednesdays.