Dr. Richard Pines is a respected presence in the mental health sphere who engaged as a Boise, ID, psychiatrist for decades and provided individual and family therapy. Among Dr. Pines’ areas of expertise were medication management and mental health assessments. He coordinated care with a diversity of Boise clinicians, including primary care physicians, social workers, psychologists, and providers of psycho-social services.

He completed his BS in psychology and biology at Loyola University in the early 1980s and pursued a master’s degree in developmental psychology at the same institution. He authored his graduate thesis on The Effects of Asphyxia Neonatorum on Infant State Patterns. He also earned a doctorate at the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Des Moines University.

Dr. Richard Pines maintains a longstanding passion for reading and enjoys classic works of fiction such as Robinson Crusoe and Gulliver's Travels. He also reads contemporary authors such as Jonathan Kellerman and Stephen King, and nonfiction works that explore the various facets of American history.