Professor, Psychiatry, University of California Los Angeles David Geffen SOM
Psychiatry
Dr. L J. Fitten, MD
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Fitten is an expert in the field of Psychiatry. Fitten is a published MD. He published 36 publications, including: 'Reduction of motoric agitation and restlessness by AF102B and tacrine in the macaque.'
Publications
- Younger age of dementia diagnosis in a Hispanic population in southern California.
- Depression.
- Management of behavioral and psychiatric symptoms in dementia.
- Research and practice in Alzheimer''s disease 2002.
- Spouses' assessments of Alzheimer patients' response to THA and lecithin.
- Weight loss in Alzheimer's disease and resting energy expenditure (REE), a preliminary report.
- Development and testing of a five-item version of the Geriatric Depression Scale.
- Effects of normal aging on the performance of motor-vehicle operational skills.
- Dental management of the geriatric patient with Major depression.
- Effect of BMY 21502 on acquisition of shape discrimination and memory retention in monkey.
- Patient participation in treatment decision-making in the nursing home: the issue of competence.
- The demented driver: the doctor's dilemma.
- Oral tacrine administration in middle-aged monkeys: effects on discrimination learning.
- Delayed matching-to-sample performance during a double-blind trial of tacrine (THA) and lecithin in patients with Alzheimer''s disease.
- Assessing treatment decision-making capacity in elderly nursing home residents.
- Effects of guanfacine on three forms of distraction in the aging macaque.
- SPECT brain imaging in Alzheimer's disease during treatment with oral tetrahydroaminoacridine and lecithin.
- Treatment of Alzheimer's disease with short- and long-term oral THA and lecithin: a double-blind study.
- Quantitative EEG during a double-blind trial of THA and lecithin in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
- Impact of medical hospitalization on treatment decision-making capacity in the elderly.
- Alzheimer and vascular dementias and driving. A prospective road and laboratory study.
- Assessment of capacity to comply with medication regimens in older patients.
- Barriers to healthcare access for cognitively impaired older Hispanics.
- Depression, diabetes and metabolic-nutritional factors in elderly Hispanics.
- Effects of muscarinic and adrenergic agonism on auditory P300 in the macaque.
- Influence of cholinesterase inhibitors on cortical slow-wave activity in aging nonhuman primate.
- Frequency of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in a community outreach sample of Hispanics.
- Divided Attention-enhancing effects of AF102B and THA in aging monkeys.
- Reduction of motoric agitation and restlessness by AF102B and tacrine in the macaque.
- Effects of AF102B and tacrine on delayed match-to-sample in monkeys.
- Challenges to screening and evaluation of memory impairment among Hispanic elders in a primary care safety net facility.
- Neuropsychiatric and behavioral symptoms in a community sample of Hispanics with Alzheimer's disease.
- Reduction in distractibility with AF102B and THA in the macaque.
- Driver screening for older adults.
- The ethics of conducting research with older psychiatric patients.
Schools
University of Lausanne Faculty of Biology And Medicine
Los Angeles CoUsc Med Center
University Of California Los Angeles
Procedures Preformed
- Psychiatric Evaluation
Conditions Treated
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Major Depressive Disorder
Doctors Specialties
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- Psychiatry
Accepted Insurances
Education
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University of Southern California - LAC+USC Medical Center -
Louisiana State University -
University of Lausanne Faculty of Medicine
Hospital
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Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
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