L.JaimeFittenMD

Psychiatry • Santa Monica, CA

Geriatric Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, Pain Medicine

Professor Emeritus, Psychiatry, University of California Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine

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Office
3201 Wilshire Blvd
Suite 302
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Phone+1 424-284-2440

Fax+1 415-296-5299
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Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 1980 - 1982
University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1980
University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1975 - 1978
Tulane UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1975
University of Lausanne Faculty of MedicineClass of 1973

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1975 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Collaborative efforts to prevent Alzheimer’s disease
Jacques Touchon, J. Rosenbaum, Paul S. Aisen, S. Andrieu, Maria C. Carrillo, Mathieu Ceccaldi, J.-F. Dartiques, Howard Feldman, Audrey Gabelle, Maria Isaac, L. J. Fitt...> ;The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging. 2017 Sep 2
184 citations
Brain health: the importance of recognizing cognitive impairment: an IAGG consensus conference.
John E. Morley, John Morris, Marla Berg-Weger, Soo Borson, Brian D. Carpenter, Natalia del Campo, Bruno Dubois, Keith N. Fargo, L. Jaime Fitten, Joseph H. Flaherty, Ma...> ;Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2015 Sep 1
9 citations
Thinking about Cognitive Frailty.
Fitten Lj> ;The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease. 2015 Jan 1
33 citations
Younger age of dementia diagnosis in a Hispanic population in southern California.
L. Jaime Fitten, Freddy Ortiz, Lynn A. Fairbanks, George Bartzokis, Po Lu, Eric Klein, Giovanni Coppola, John M. Ringman> ;International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2014 Jun 1
6 citations
Challenges to screening and evaluation of memory impairment among Hispanic elders in a primary care safety net facility.
Dorothy P. Harris, Freddy Ortiz, Fredric M. Adler, Katherine Yu, Michele L. Maines, Dora Barba, Sandra I. Viggiani, Sheldon M. Wolf, L. Jaime Fitten, Joshua Chodosh, B...> ;International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2011 Mar 1
63 citations
Sleep disorders and their impacts on healthy, dependent, and frail older adults
Valérie Cochen, Christophe Arbus, Maria Soto, H. Villars, Michel Tiberge, T. Montemayor, C. Hein, M. F. Veccherini, S. H. Onen, Imad Ghorayeb, M. Verny, L. J. Fitten, ...> ;The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging. 2009 May 9
5 citations
Depression, diabetes and metabolic-nutritional factors in elderly Hispanics.
L. J. Fitten, Freddy Ortiz, Lynn A. Fairbanks, M. Rosenthal, G. N. Cole, F. Nourhashemi, M. A. Sanchez> ;The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging. 2008 Nov 1
17 citations
Increased Prevalence of Significant Recurrent Headache in Preclinical Familial Alzheimer’s Disease Mutation Carriers
John M. Ringman, Joseph D. Romano, Luis D. Medina, Yaneth Rodríguez-Agudelo, Barbara Schaffer, Arousiak Varpetian, Freddy Ortiz, L. Jamie Fitten, Jeffrey L. Cummings, ...> ;Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 2008 Mar 29
19 citations
Professional consensus on the treatment of agitation, aggressive behaviour, oppositional behaviour and psychotic disturbances in dementia.
Benoit M, Christophe Arbus, François Blanchard, Camus, Cerase, Jean-Pierre Clément, P. Fremont, Olivier Guérin, Hazif Thomas C, F. Jeanblanc, C. Lafont, Olivier Moreau...> ;The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging. 2006 Sep 1
25 citations
Neuropsychiatric and behavioral symptoms in a community sample of Hispanics with Alzheimer's disease.
Freddy Ortiz, L. Jaime Fitten, Jeffrey L. Cummings, Sun Hwang, Maureen Fonseca> ;American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias. 2006 Aug 1
12 citations
Driver screening for older adults.
L. Jaime Fitten> ;Archives of Internal Medicine. 2003 Oct 13
8 citations
Reduction in distractibility with AF102B and THA in the macaque.
Joseph O'Neill, Douglas W. Siembieda, K.Casey Crawford, Eric Halgren, Abraham Fisher, L. Jaime Fitten> ;Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior. 2003 Sep 1
67 citations
Frequency of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in a community outreach sample of Hispanics.
L. Jaime Fitten, Freddy Ortiz, Marcel O. Pontón> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2001 Oct 1
25 citations
Effects of guanfacine on three forms of distraction in the aging macaque.
Joseph O'Neill, L. Jaime Fitten, Douglas W. Siembieda, Freddy Ortiz, Eric Halgren> ;Life Sciences. 2000 Jul 14
12 citations
Effects of muscarinic and adrenergic agonism on auditory P300 in the macaque.
Joseph O'Neill, Eric Halgren, Ksenija Marinkovic, Douglas W. Siembieda, Daniel Refai, L. Jaime Fitten, Kent Perryman, Abraham Fisher> ;Physiology & Behavior. 2000 Jul 1
484 citations
Development and testing of a five-item version of the Geriatric Depression Scale.
M. Trinidad Hoyl, Cathy A. Alessi, Judith O. Harker, Karen R. Josephson, Fern M. Pietruszka, Maryanne Koelfgen, J. Randy Mervis, L. Jaime Fitten, Laurence Z. Rubenstein> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 1999 Jul 1
10 citations
Divided attention-enhancing effects of AF102B and THA in aging monkeys.
Joseph O'Neill, L. J. Fitten, Douglas W. Siembieda, K. C. Crawford, Eric Halgren, Abraham Fisher, D. Refai> ;Psychopharmacology. 1999 Apr 1
4 citations
Reduction of Motoric Agitation and Restlessness by AF102B and Tacrine in the Macaque
L J Fitten, Freddy Ortiz, Douglas W. Siembieda, Joseph O'Neill, Eric Halgren, Abraham Fisher> ;The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 1999 Feb 1
10 citations
Effects of AF102B and Tacrine on delated match-to-sample in monkeys
Joseph O'Neill, L. Jaime Fitten, Douglas W. Siembieda, Eric Halgren, Ellen Kim, Abraham Fisher, Kent Perryman> ;Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry. 1998 May 1
10 citations
Weight loss in Alzheimer's disease and resting energy expenditure (REE), a preliminary report.
G. Reyes-Ortega, S. Guyonnet, Pierre-Jean Ousset, Fati Nourhashemi, Bruno Vellas, J.L. Albarede, I. De Glizezinski, D. Riviere, L. J. Fitten> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 1997 Nov 1
10 citations
The demented driver: the doctor's dilemma.
L. J. Fitten> ;Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders. 1997 Jun 1
21 citations
Effects of normal aging on the performance of motor-vehicle operational skills
Kent M. Perryman, L. J. Fitten> ;Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology. 1996 Oct 1
158 citations
Alzheimer and Vascular Dementias and Driving: A Prospective Road and Laboratory Study
L. J. Fitten, Kent M. Perryman, Candace Jeavons Wilkinson, R. J. Little, M. M. Burns, Nancy A. Pachana, J. R. Mervis, Roberta M. Malmgren, D. W. Siembieda, S. Ganzell> ;JAMA. 1995 May 3
36 citations
Assessment of capacity to comply with medication regimens in older patients.
L. Jaime Fitten, Lenore Coleman, Douglas W. Siembieda, Marian Yu, Steven Ganzell> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 1995 Apr 1
4 citations
Influence of cholinesterase inhibitors on cortical slow-wave activity in aging nonhuman primate
L. Jaime Fitten, Kent Perryman, Joseph O'Neill, Eric Halgren> ;Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior. 1994 Sep 1
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