Dr. Laurence H. Tecott M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
490 Post Street Ste 1554 & 1606 San Francisco CA California, 94102About
Dr. Laurence Tecott is a psychiatrist practicing in San Francisco, CA California. Dr. Tecott is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Tecott diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Tecott 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. Tecott treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Univ of Ca, San Francisco, Sch of Med, San Francisco Ca 1983
University of California 1983
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Reduced satiating effect of d-fenfluramine in serotonin 5-HT(2C) receptor mutant mice.
- A paradoxical locomotor response in serotonin 5-HT(2C) receptor mutant mice.
- Designer genes and anti-anxiety drugs.
- In vivo electrophysiological examination of 5-HT2 responses in 5-HT2C receptor mutant mice.
- Mouse models of serotonin receptor function: toward a genetic dissection of serotonin systems.
- Knockout Corner: Neurobehavioural consequences of a serotonin 5-HT(2C) receptor gene mutation.
- 5-HT(1A) receptor mutant mice exhibit enhanced tonic, stress-induced and fluoxetine-induced serotonergic neurotransmission.
- Summary of a National Institute of Mental Health workshop: developing animal models of anxiety disorders.
- Serotonin 5- HT (2C) receptor knockout mice: autoradiographic analysis of multiple serotonin receptors.
- Activation of central melanocortin pathways by fenfluramine.
- Altered gene expressions involved in energy expenditure in 5-HT(2C) receptor mutant mice.
- Enhanced locomotor, reinforcing, and neurochemical effects of cocaine in serotonin 5-hydroxytryptamine 2C receptor mutant mice.
- Sleep and sleep homeostasis in mice lacking the 5-HT2c receptor.
- Hyperactivity and reduced energy cost of physical activity in serotonin 5-HT(2C) receptor mutant mice.
- The genes and brains of mice and men.
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