Dr. Scott C. Matthews M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
3350 La Jolla Village Dr Mail Code 116-A San Diego CA, 92161Rating
5/5
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Dr. Scott Matthews is a psychiatrist practicing in San Diego, CA. Dr. Matthews is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Matthews diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Matthews 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. Matthews treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Umdnj-New Jersey Med Sch- Newark Nj 1998
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School 1998
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Ethnicity and use of alternative products in psychiatric patients.
- Right anterior insula hypoactivity during anticipation of homeostatic shifts in major depressive disorder.
- Demand-specific alteration of medial prefrontal cortex response during an inhibition task in recovered anorexic women.
- A multimodal imaging study in U.S. veterans of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom with and without major depression after blast-related concussion.
- The relationship between amygdala activation and passive exposure time to an aversive cue during a continuous performance task.
- Neural circuitry of PTSD with or without mild traumatic brain injury: a meta-analysis.
- Combat veterans with PTSD after mild TBI exhibit greater ERPs from posterior-medial cortical areas while appraising facial features.
- Combat veterans with comorbid PTSD and mild TBI exhibit a greater inhibitory processing ERP from the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex.
- Clusters of Low (18)F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake Voxels in Combat Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
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