Dr. Christopher C. Abbott MD
Geriatric Psychiatrist | Geriatric Psychiatry
Unm Hospital Psychiatry 2211 Lomas Blvd Ne Albuquerque NM, 87131About
Dr. Christopher Abbott is a geriatric psychiatrist practicing in Albuquerque, NM. Dr. Abbott specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, particularly in older adults. Patients who visit geriatric psychiatrists typically look for help with problems like memory loss, depression, difficulty coping with change, stress, dementia, anxiety and more. Older adults may also experience emotional distress after being diagnosed with a disease as well. Dr. Abbott helps patients after a comprehensive diagnostic exam so the root of their problems can be treated.
Education and Training
Univ of Ca, Los Angeles, Ucla Sch of Med, Los Angeles Ca 1984
Texas A&M University / Main Campus 2003
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Geriatric Psychiatry
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Decreased default mode neural modulation with age in schizophrenia.
- Auditory orienting and inhibition of return in schizophrenia: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study.
- Reliability of the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations in resting state fMRI in chronic schizophrenia.
- Catatonia after deep brain stimulation successfully treated with lorazepam and right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy: a case report.
- Differential diagnosis of psychiatric symptoms after deep brain stimulation for
- Post-electroconvulsive therapy recovery and reorientation time with methohexital and ketamine: a randomized, longitudinal, crossover design trial.
- Catatonia after cerebral hypoxia: do the usual treatments apply?
- Use of electroconvulsive therapy in bipolar depression.
- Hemodynamic response function abnormalities in schizophrenia during a multisensory detection task.
- Determining Electroconvulsive Therapy Response With Machine Learning.
- Editorial Comment: Stress and Late-Life Depression.
- From Behavioral Facilitation to Inhibition: The Neuronal Correlates of the Orienting and Reorienting of Auditory Attention.
- SMRI Biomarkers Predict Electroconvulsive Treatment Outcomes: Accuracy with Independent Data Sets.
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