Dr. Luis A Giuffra MD PHD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
621 S New Ballas Road Suite 398a Saint Louis MO, 63141About
Dr. Luis Giuffra is a psychiatrist practicing in Saint Louis, MO. Dr. Giuffra is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Giuffra diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Giuffra may treat patients through a variety of methods including medications, psychotherapy or talk therapy, psychosocial interventions and more, depending on each individual case. Different medications that a psychiatrist might prescribe include antidepressants, antipsychotic mediations, mood stabilizers, stimulants, sedatives and hypnotics. Dr. Giuffra treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Universidad Peruana Los Andes Facultad de Medicina Humana 1986
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Identifying genetic determinants in human essential hypertension.
- Assessing the role of APNH, a gene encoding for a human amiloride-sensitive Na+/H+ antiporter, on the interindividual variation in red cell Na+/Li+ countertransport.
- Genetic and physical mapping and population studies of a fibronectin receptor beta-subunit-like sequence on human chromosome 19.
- The Na+/H+ antiporter: a "melt" polymorphism allows regional mapping to the short arm of chromosome 1.
- No linkage between D2 dopamine receptor gene region and schizophrenia.
- Polymorphism in the APNH gene, detected by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis.
- Molecular genetic studies in schizophrenia.
- Evidence against linkage of schizophrenia to markers on chromosome 5 in a northern Swedish pedigree.
- Glucocorticoid receptor maps to the distal long arm of chromosome 5.
- Estimates of risks in relatives of psychotic probands.
- Diminished recall and the cohort effect of major depression: a simulation study.
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