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Luis Fitten, Psychiatrist

Luis Fitten, MD, Psychiatrist in Santa Monica, California

Specialties:
ADHD Anxiety Attention & focus Depression/feeling down Panic attacks Self-esteem Stress management +52
Ages Served
18-75+
Manages Medications
Yes
Accepts Insurance

About Luis Fitten (He/Him)

Dr. Jaime Fitten is a thoughtful listener who approaches patient concerns with genuine interest, sensitivity, and true regard for the patient. He has extensive experience in adult and geriatric psychiatry, treating anxiety and depressive disorders, bipolarity, obsessive-compulsive and stress-related disorders, ADHD, somatoform and sleep-wake disorders, male sexual dysfunction, and neurocognitive disorders. He uses both medications and psychotherapy to treat, depending on patient needs and preferences. He believes in patient participation in the making of treatment decisions. Jaime is an avid sports fan, cycles, writes and has strong interests in literature, music, and travel.

By way of education, he is a medical graduate of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, and trained in Psychiatry and Internal Medicine at the USC School of Medicine (1975-80) and in Geriatrics at the UCLA School of Medicine (1980-82) where he remained as Professor (1982-2017) and Professor Emeritus (2017 to present). He has been in continuous clinical practice since 1982.

Types of Care & Ages Served

Areas of Focus

Psychiatry/Medication Management

Treat and prevent mental health disorders using medication and therapy.

  • ADHD
  • Anxiety
  • Attention & focus
  • Depression/feeling down
  • Panic attacks
  • Self-esteem
  • Stress management
  • Ability status
  • Aging
  • Anger issues
  • Autism: generally independent
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Brain/head injuries (TBI)
  • Career & relationships (mid-life)
  • Career & work issues
  • Conditions caused by stress
  • Dementia & memory issues
  • Detachment/disconnection
  • Dissociative disorders
  • Eating issues: binging
  • Eating issues: food deprivation
  • Eating issues: purging/regurgitating
  • Empty nesters
  • End-of-life challenges
  • Ethnic identity
  • Fertility
  • Focus, concentration & memory
  • General relationship issues
  • Grief & loss
  • Hallucinations
  • Immigration/cultural status
  • Intense mood changes
  • Marital stress or divorce
  • Men's health/issues
  • Menopause & perimenopause
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Other neurological conditions
  • Other women's health concerns
  • Parenthood
  • Patterns affecting behavior, emotions and relationships
  • Personality disorders
  • Phobias
  • PMS & PMDD
  • Post-partum depression & anxiety
  • Pre-conception
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy loss
  • Premarital counseling
  • Psychosis/issues with reality
  • Racial identity
  • Retirement
  • Schizophrenia/schizoaffective
  • Sex & intimacy issues
  • Sleep issues or insomnia
  • Social injustice
  • Stress from ongoing health issues
  • Stroke-related conditions
  • Unhealthy eating habits
  • Unusual thoughts or beliefs

Languages

  • English
  • French
  • Spanish

Education

  • Universite De Lausanne Faculte De Medicine
  • UCLA

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Luis Fitten, Psychiatrist in Santa Monica, California

Luis Fitten

Psychiatrist in Santa Monica, California

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