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Rimal B Bera, MD, Psychiatry, Orange, CA, UCI Health

Rimal BBabulalBeraMD

Psychiatry Orange, CA

Community, Psychopharmacology, Integrative Psychiatry

Clinical Professor, Psychiatry & Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine College of Medicine

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Summary

  • Dr. Rimal B Bera is a psychiatrist and full time faculty at the University of California, Irvine. He received his medical degree from University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine and has been in practice 34 years. He specializes in community, psychopharmacology, and integrative psychiatry and is regarded as an expert in depression, schizophrenia, and health care policy. He works closely with local, state and federal legislators in the development and implementation of the best mental health practices. He has more than 100 publications and over 300 citing's.

Education & Training

  • University of California (Irvine)
    University of California (Irvine)Residency, Psychiatry, 1987 - 1991
  • University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
    University of California, Irvine, School of MedicineClass of 1987
  • University of California, Irvine
    University of California, IrvineB.S., Biological Sciences, 1979 - 1983

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1988 - 2026
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Healthcare Hero University of California, Irvine, 2017
  • Physician of the Year Orange County Medical Association, 2014
  • Department of Psychiatry Teacher of the Year, Awarded by Psychiatry Residency Class University of California, Irvine, 2011
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Modafinil associated with new onset obsessive-compulsive disorder  
    Lochhead, J., Nelson, M. Bera, RB, Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, 1/1/2018
  • Perspectives on Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics for Schizophrenia: Consideration of Patient Cultural/Racial Differences in Planning Individual Treatment  
    Bera, R.B., Potkin, S., Zubek, D., Lau, G., Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 1/1/2013
  • Impact on healthcare resource usage and costs among Medicaid-insured schizophrenia patients after initiaition of treatment with long-acting injectable antipsychotics  
    Bera, R.B., Offord, S., Zubek, D., Lau, G., Lin, J., Baker, R., Karson, C., Journal of Medical Economics, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Correlation Between Self-Ratings of Cognition and Depression in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder.
    Manual, C., Bera R.B., UCI Excellence in Research Symposium, Irvine, CA, 1/1/2018
  • Assessing Gender Differences in Social Cognition in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder.
    Prasad, R., Bera R.B., UCI Excellence in Research Symposium, Irvine, CA, 1/1/2018
  • The Use of Stimulants to Improve Attention in Schizophrenia.
    Goh, J., Cho, C., Bera, R.B., American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY, 1/1/2018
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Lectures

  • Assessment of Suicidal Ideation. 
    Western Hospital Medical Center, Anaheim, CA - 1/30/2018
  • Use of new Agent in Bipolar Depression. 
    Buena Park, CA - 1/26/2018
  • Physician Burnout. 
    Multiple Dates and Locations - 1/25/2018
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Hospital Affiliations