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Dr. Alan Schatzberg, MD

Stanford, CA

Accepting patients

Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital

    Who is Dr. Schatzberg, Psychiatrist in Stanford, CA?

    Dr. Alan Schatzberg, MD is a Psychiatrist, who primarily practices in Stanford, CA with 1 additional practice location. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Schatzberg completed his residency at Mass Mntl Hlth Ctr, Psychiatry; Lenox Hill Hosp, Flexible Or Transitional Year. Dr. Schatzberg is fluent in English and German, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Schatzberg’s practice accepts Kaiser Permanente, Medicare, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Schatzberg’s office at (650) 498-5710.

    What are Areas of Expertise for Dr. Schatzberg?

    Dr. Alan Schatzberg, MD is a highly-rated, board-certified Psychiatrist known for expertly diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide array of related conditions or procedures. Utilizing the latest medical advancements and evidence-based practices, Dr. Schatzberg empowers patients to confidently navigate their health journey, specializing in Anxiety & Mood Disorders, Depression, Psychopharmacology, or comprehensive wellness support. Serving the Stanford/CA community, Dr. Schatzberg is dedicated to enhancing lives through expert, patient-centered care.

    Where did Dr. Schatzberg go to medical school and complete their residency?

    • Fellowship: Harvard Medical School MA | Harvard Medical School

    • Residency: Mass Mntl Hlth Ctr, Psychiatry; Lenox Hill Hosp, Flexible Or Transitional Year | Mass Mental Health Center | Massachusetts Mental Health Center | Mass Mental Health Center, Resident:Psychiatry | Massachusetts Mental Health Center

    • Medical School: New York Univ Sch of Med, New York Ny

    Is Dr. Schatzberg board certified in Psychiatrist?

    Yes, Dr. Alan Schatzberg, MD is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology , American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology since 1975

    What languages does Dr. Schatzberg speak?

    Dr. Schatzberg and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:

    • English

    • German

    What conditions does Dr. Schatzberg treat?

    As a Psychiatrist, Dr. Schatzberg diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Schatzberg. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

    Also known as:

    • Bipolar II Disorder
    • Bipolar Disorder
    • Bipolar 2
    • Bipolar with hypomania and depression
    • Mild bipolar disorder

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • F3181: Bipolar II disorder

    Also known as:

    • Moderate Recurrent Major Depression
    • Depression
    • Moderate chronic depression
    • Moderate recurring depression
    • Moderate depressive episodes

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • F331: Major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate

    Also known as:

    • Autism
    • Autism Spectrum Disorder
    • Classic Autism', 'Kanner's Syndrome
    • Severe Autism

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • F840: Autistic disorder

    Does Dr. Schatzberg accept my insurance?

    Dr. Schatzberg accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (650) 498-5710 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.

    What insurance plans does Dr. Schatzberg accept in Stanford, CA?

    Dr. Schatzberg in Stanford, CA accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.

    Top Insurances

    • Aetna

    • All Other Third Party

    • Blue Cross Blue Shield

    • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois

    • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

    • Blue Shield of California

    • CVS Health (formerly Aetna)

    • Elevance Health Inc. (formerly Anthem)

    • Kaiser Permanente

    • Medicare

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    Where is Dr. Schatzberg's office located?

    Dr. Alan Schatzberg's Primary Practice

    300 Pasteur Dr

    Stanford, CA 94305

    (650) 498-5710

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    Dr. Alan Schatzberg's Practice 2

    401 Quarry Rd

    Palo Alto, CA 94304

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    Recognitions

    Awards

    Cornell Med College

    Gerald Klerman Award

    College Of Psychiatrist

    Award For Research Am Psychiatry Assoc

    (ndmda)

    U Pennsylvania, .

    Edward A. Streckler Award

    Third Intl Forum On Mood & Anxiety Disorder Awd

    Institute Of Medicine

    Anna Monika Prize, Anna Monika Foundation

    Honoris Causa, Medical Doctor, Mediziniche Universitat, Wien

    National Alliance for Research in Schizophrenia and Affective Disorde

    Falcone Award

    The American College of Psychiatrists

    Distinguished Service in Psychiatry Award

    Elected Member, Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Scie

    American Psychiatric Association

    Research Award

    American College of Psychiatrists

    Mood Disorders Research Award

    Edward A. Strecker, MD Award,

    University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

    Cornell Medical College

    Klerman Award

    MD Lifetime Research Award, National Depressive and Manic Depressive

    Gerald L. Klerman

    Publications

    The mineralocorticoid receptor agonist, fludrocortisone

    PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY, 2013

    Common Abnormalities

    AMERICAN JOURL OF PSYCHIATRY, 2011

    Somatic and neuroendocrine responses to standard and biologically salient acoustic startle

    PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY, 2011

    Markers in the 15q24 Nicotinic Receptor Subunit Gene Cluster

    AMERICAN JOURL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART B-NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS, 2011

    Aberrant Brain Activation During a Working Memory Task in Psychotic Major Depression

    AMERICAN JOURL OF PSYCHIATRY, 2011

    Animal Models of Early Life Stress: Implications for Understanding Resilience

    DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY, 2010

    Persolity traits and medical outcome of cardiac illness

    JOURL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH, 2010

    Presidential address.

    American jourl of psychiatry, 2010

    Failure to improve cigarette smoking abstinence with transdermal selegiline plus cognitive behavior

    ADDICTION, 2010

    Stress coping stimulates hippocampal neurogenesis in adult monkeys

    PROCEEDINGS OF THE TIOL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AM, 2010

    ABCB1 ( MDR1) polymorphisms and antidepressant response in geriatric depression

    PHARMACOGENETICS AND GENOMICS, 2010

    Prelimiry evidence that plasma oxytocin levels are elevated in major depression

    PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH, 2010

    Chronic pain and major depressive disorder in the general population

    JOURL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH, 2010

    Failure of Anterior Cingulate Activation

    AMERICAN JOURL OF PSYCHIATRY, 2010

    Efficacy and Safety of Agomelatine in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder A Multicenter

    JOURL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 2010

    Social phobia and depression: Prevalence and comorbidity

    JOURL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH, 2010

    FKBP5 Polymorphisms and Antidepressant Response in Geriatric Depression

    AMERICAN JOURL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART B-NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS, 2010

    Using Treatment Process Data to Predict Maintained Smoking Abstinence

    AMERICAN JOURL OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR, 2010

    Rosiglitazone Add-On in Treatment of Depressed Patients with Insulin Resistance: a Pilot Study

    THESCIENTIFICWORLDJOURL, 2010

    Monitoring mental health treatment acceptance

    Lindley, S., Cacciapaglia, H., Noronha, D., Carlson, E., Schatzberg, A, 2010

    A pilot study of the phase angle between cortisol

    JOURL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH, 2010

    Disrupted Amygdalar Subregion Functiol Connectivity

    ARCHIVES OF GENERAL PSYCHIATRY, 2009

    Withdrawal symptoms over time among adolescents in a smoking cessation intervention

    ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS, 2009

    The silver lining of recent effectiveness trials

    WORLD PSYCHIATRY, 2009

    Prefrontal Plasticity and Stress Inoculation-Induced Resilience

    DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE, 2009

    Developmental cascades linking stress inoculation, arousal regulation, and resilience

    FRONTIERS IN BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE, 2009

    Extended cognitive behavior therapy for cigarette smoking cessation

    ADDICTION, 2008

    Hippocampal and amygdalar volumes in psychotic and nonpsychotic unipolar depression

    AMERICAN JOURL OF PSYCHIATRY, 2008

    The acute and post-discontinuation effects of a glucocorticoid receptor

    Jourl of clinical sleep medicine, 2008

    Glucocorticoid antagonists in neuropsychotic disorders

    EUROPEAN JOURL OF PHARMACOLOGY, 2008

    Stress-induced changes in primate prefrontal profiles of gene expression

    MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY, 2007

    Prelimiry evidence that hippocampal volumes

    BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, 2007

    The acute effects of a mineralocorticoid receptor

    PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY, 2007

    Resting-state functiol connectivity in major depression

    BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, 2007

    Early life stress and novelty seeking behavior in adolescent monkeys

    PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY, 2007

    Current issues in the classification of psychotic major depression

    SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN, 2007

    Serotonin transporter polymorphism, memory and hippocampal volume in the elderly

    MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY, 2007

    Impact of publicity concerning pediatric suicidality data on physician practice patterns

    ARCHIVES OF GENERAL PSYCHIATRY, 2007

    New paradigm for treating recurrent depression

    CNS SPECTRUMS, 2006

    Social stress-related behavior affects hippocampal cell proliferation in mice

    PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR, 2006

    The neuropsychological profile of psychotic major depression and its relation to cortisol

    BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, 2006

    Cortisol circadian rhythm alterations in psychotic major depression

    BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, 2006

    Extended treatment with bupropion SR for cigarette smoking cessation

    JOURL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 2006

    A double-blind, placebo

    AMERICAN JOURL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY, 2006

    Application of microarray technology in primate behavioral neuroscience research

    METHODS, 2006

    Clinical and biological effects of mifepristone treatment for psychotic depression

    NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 2006

    Materl mediation, stress inoculation

    PROCEEDINGS OF THE TIOL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AM, 2006

    Detecting psychotic major depression using psychiatric rating scales

    JOURL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH, 2006

    Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome

    JOURL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY, 2006

    Intrasal oxytocin administration attenuates the ACTH stress response in monkeys

    PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY, 2005

    The efficacy of divalproex sodium in the treatment of agitation associated with major depression

    JOURL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 2005

    Monoamine oxidase and catechol

    PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY, 2005

    Nocturl sleep apnea/hypopnea is associated with lower memory performance in APOE epsilon 4 carriers

    NEUROLOGY, 2005

    The efficacy of antidepressants in the treatment of late-life depression

    JOURL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 2005

    Chronic depression - Medication (nefazodone) or psychotherapy (CBASP) is effective when the other

    ARCHIVES OF GENERAL PSYCHIATRY, 2005

    Aging and the role of the HPA axis and rhythm in sleep and memory-consolidation

    AMERICAN JOURL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY, 2005

    Review: On the interactions of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrel (HPA) axis and sleep

    JOURL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, 2005

    Mild early life stress enhances prefrontal-dependent response inhibition in monkeys

    BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, 2005

    Mutations in squirrel monkey glucocorticoid receptor impair nuclear translocation

    JOURL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 2005

    A randomized trial of the efficacy of group therapy in changing viral load and CD4 counts in

    INTERTIOL JOURL OF PSYCHIATRY IN MEDICINE, 2005

    Effects of the serotonin transporter gene promoter polymorphism on mirtazapine

    ARCHIVES OF GENERAL PSYCHIATRY, 2004

    Major depression among adolescent smokers undergoing treatment for nicotine dependence

    ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS, 2004

    Prospective investigation of stress inoculation in young monkeys

    ARCHIVES OF GENERAL PSYCHIATRY, 2004

    Randomized clinical trial of the efficacy of Bupropion combined with nicotine patch in the

    JOURL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 2004

    Cognitive correlates of white matter growth and stress hormones in female squirrel monkey adults

    JOURL OF NEUROSCIENCE, 2004

    Neuropsychological correlates of psychotic features in major depressive disorders

    JOURL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH, 2004

    Pharmacologic treatments of major depression: Are two mechanisms really better than one?

    JOURL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY, 2004

    The relationship of chronic pain and depression

    JOURL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY, 2004

    Employing pharmacologic treatment of bipolar disorder to greatest effect

    JOURL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY, 2004

    Non-schizophrenic psychoses: common and distinguishing features

    JOURL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH, 2004

    Pharmacogenetics of antidepressant medication intolerance

    AMERICAN JOURL OF PSYCHIATRY, 2003

    The apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 allele

    BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, 2003

    Functiol brain imaging of olfactory processing in monkeys

    NEUROIMAGE, 2003

    Early materl availability and prefrontal correlates of reward-related memory

    NEUROBIOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY, 2003

    Onset of major depression during treatment for nicotine dependence

    ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS, 2003

    A prospective trial of bupropion SR augmentation of partial

    JOURL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 2003

    Regiol alysis of hippocampal activation during memory encoding and retrieval: fMRI study

    HIPPOCAMPUS, 2003

    Using chronic pain to predict depressive morbidity in the general population

    ARCHIVES OF GENERAL PSYCHIATRY, 2003

    Efficacy and tolerability of duloxetine, a novel dual reuptake inhibitor

    JOURL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY, 2003

    New approaches to maging psychotic depression

    JOURL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY, 2003

    Euroendocrine aspects of hyperportisolism in major depression

    HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR, 2003

    Introduction: treating depression and anxiety to remission.

    jourl of clinical psychiatry, 2003

    Mesotelencephalic dopamine neurochemical responses to glucocorticoid administration

    BRAIN RESEARCH, 2002

    Prevalence of depressive episodes with psychotic features in the general population

    AMERICAN JOURL OF PSYCHIATRY, 2002

    Experience-dependent asymmetric variation in primate prefrontal morphology

    BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH, 2002

    Double-blind, randomized comparison of mirtazapine and paroxetine in elderly depressed patients

    AMERICAN JOURL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY, 2002

    Pharmacological principles of antidepressant efficacy

    HUMAN PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL, 2002

    Relating semantic and episodic memory systems

    COGNITIVE BRAIN RESEARCH, 2002

    Clinical use of nefazodone in major depression: A 6-year perspective

    JOURL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY, 2002

    Rapid detection of the C-1496G polymorphism in the CYP2D6*2 allele

    CLINICAL CHEMISTRY, 2001

    Early life stress and inherited variation in monkey hippocampal volumes

    ARCHIVES OF GENERAL PSYCHIATRY, 2001

    Cortisol activity and cognitive changes in psychotic major depression

    AMERICAN JOURL OF PSYCHIATRY, 2001

    Rapid reversal of psychotic depression using mifepristone

    JOURL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 2001

    Successful long-term treatment of refractory Cushing's disease with high-dose mifepristone (RU 486)

    JOURL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, 2001

    Sertraline versus imipramine to prevent relapse in chronic depression

    JOURL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, 2001

    Corticosteroids and cognition

    JOURL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH, 2001

    Stress-level cortisol treatment impairs inhibitory control of behavior in monkeys

    JOURL OF NEUROSCIENCE, 2000

    Nicotine patch and paroxetine for smoking cessation

    JOURL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 2000

    Early environmental regulation of glucocorticoid feedback sensitivity in young adult monkeys

    JOURL OF NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY, 2000

    Acute antidepressant effects of intravenous hydrocortisone and CRH in depressed patients

    AMERICAN JOURL OF PSYCHIATRY, 2000

    Neuropsychological deficits in psychotic versus nonpsychotic major depression and no mental illness

    AMERICAN JOURL OF PSYCHIATRY, 2000

    Cognitive-behavioral group therapy for social phobia in female adolescents

    JOURL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY, 2000

    Use of placebo control groups in evaluating efficacy of treatment of unipolar major depression

    Schatzberg, A. F., Kraemer, H. C., 2000

    Dilative cardiomyopathy leading to congestive heart failure in a male squirrel monkey

    JOURL OF MEDICAL PRIMATOLOGY, 2000

    Clinical efficacy of reboxetine in major depression

    Schatzberg, A. F., 2000

    New indications for antidepressants

    Schatzberg, A. F., 2000

    Posttal experiences and genetic effects on squirrel monkey social affinities and emotiol distress

    HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR, 1999

    Glucocorticoid effects on mesotelencephalic dopamine neurotransmission

    NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 1999

    Strain differences in mesotelencephalic dopaminergic neurol regulation between Fischer 344

    BRAIN RESEARCH, 1999

    Separation induced changes in squirrel monkey hypothalamic-pituitary

    PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY, 1999

    Phenomenology and treatment of agitation

    Schatzberg, A. F., Debattista, C., 1999

    Antidepressant effectiveness in severe depression and melancholia

    Schatzberg, A. F., 1999

    Salivary cortisol levels in socially phobic adolescent girls

    DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY, 1999

    Serotonergic synergism

    BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, 1998

    McLean Hospital Depression Research Facility

    BRITISH JOURL OF PSYCHIATRY, 1998

    Posttal foraging demands alter adrenocortical activity and psychosocial development

    DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY, 1998

    Noradrenergic versus serotonergic antidepressants: Predictors of treatment response

    JOURL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY, 1998

    Bipolar disorder: Recent issues in diagnosis and classification

    JOURL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY, 1998

    Serotonin reuptake inhibitor discontinuation syndrome: A hypothetical definition

    Schatzberg, A. F., Haddad, P., Kaplan, E. M., Lejoyeux, M., Rosenbaum,, 1997

    Possible biological mechanisms of the serotonin reuptake inhibitor discontinuation syndrome

    Schatzberg, A. F., Haddad, P., Kaplan, E. M., Lejoyeux, M., Rosenbaum,, 1997

    The dymics of sex: Gender differences in psychiatric disorders

    JOURL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY, 1997

    Treatment of severe depression with the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

    Depression and anxiety, 1996

    SEROTONIN ACTIVITY IN PSYCHOTIC (DELUSIOL) MAJOR DEPRESSION

    Schatzberg, A. F., Rothschild, A. J., 1992

    What is Dr. Schatzberg's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.

    Dr. Schatzberg's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1518093129.

    What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Schatzberg?

    Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Schatzberg

    What is Dr. Alan Schatzberg's specialty?

    Dr. Schatzberg is a Psychiatrist near Stanford, CA.

    A Psychiatrist specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental disorders, emotional disorders, psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance-related disorders, sexual and gender identity disorders and adjustment disorders. Biologic, psychological, and social components of illnesses are explored and understood in treatment of the whole person. Tools used may include diagnostic laboratory tests, prescribed medications, evaluation and treatment of psychological and interpersonal problems with individuals and families, and intervention for coping with stress, crises, and other problems.

    Contact Dr. Schatzberg to book an appointment today.

    Is this Dr. Alan Schatzberg affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?

    Yes, Dr. Schatzberg is affiliated with Stanford Health Care - Stanford Hospital which is a Castle Connolly Top Hospital. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals

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    Is Alan Schatzberg accepting new patients in Stanford, CA?

    Yes, Dr. Alan Schatzberg is accepting new patients at this time.

    Does Dr. Alan Schatzberg offer online booking?

    Please contact Dr. Schatzberg's office at (650) 498-5710 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.

    How can I make an appointment with Alan Schatzberg?

    Please contact Dr. Schatzberg's office at (650) 498-5710 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.

    Which board certifications does Dr. Alan Schatzberg have?

    Dr. Alan Schatzberg is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

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