Dr. Jennifer Gaye Levitt MD
Adolescent Psychiatrist | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
300 Med Plz Los Angeles CA, 90095About
Dr. Jennifer Levitt practices Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Levitt evaluates patients throughout childhood and adolescence using many different procedures, in order to determine what treatments must be carried out in order to properly assess their symptoms. Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists are trained and certified to administer psychotherapy, medication, and many other means of treatment. Dr. Levitt seeks to improve each patients quality of life.
Education and Training
Univ of Nc At Chapel Hill Sch of Med, Chapel Hill Nc 1986
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Corydon L. Ford: a brief biographical sketch.
- Thought disorder and nucleus accumbens in childhood: a structural MRI study.
- Superior temporal gyrus differences in childhood-onset schizophrenia.
- Detecting brain growth patterns in normal children using tensor-based morphometry.
- Reduced white matter integrity in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
- Decreased callosal thickness in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
- Diminished gray matter within the hypothalamus in autism disorder: a potential link to hormonal effects?
- Brain growth rate abnormalities visualized in adolescents with autism.
- Elevated glutamatergic compounds in pregenual anterior cingulate in pediatric autism spectrum disorder demonstrated by 1H MRS and 1H MRSI.
- 1H MRSI of middle frontal gyrus in pediatric ADHD.
- White matter microstructure in subjects with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and their siblings.
- Neurobehavioral comorbidities of pediatric epilepsies are linked to thalamic structural abnormalities.
- Cingulate and thalamic metabolites in obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- The effect of hyperoxia on superoxide production by lung submitochondrial particles.
Dr. Jennifer Gaye Levitt MD's Practice location
Dr. Jennifer Gaye Levitt MD's reviews
Write ReviewPatient Experience with Dr. Levitt
Recommended Articles
- What Is Disorganized Schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder involving a breakdown that drastically affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. The disorder has five subtypes, one of which is disorganized schizophrenia. Its very name implies the typical and predominant characteristics by which it is identified:...
- Separation Anxiety in Children: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and More
It’s normal for young children to feel anxious when they're separated from a loved one. However, when this fear occurs in a child above six years of age, is intense, and persists for more than four weeks, the child may have separation anxiety disorder.What is Separation Anxiety Disorder?Separation...
- What Behaviors Indicate Binge Eating Disorder?
Knowing the warning signs of an eating disorder is important, since the early detection of an existing or developing eating disorder will give a sufferer the help he or she needs sooner. Detecting the warning signs may not always be easy. When someone has an eating disorder, they usually feel...
- Depression Medications and Their Side Effects
Regardless of the importance of non-medical treatment options for depression like talk therapy and physical exercise, none of them can be as quick and effective as medication. The primary form of medication for depression is antidepressants which help boost brain activity and alleviate depression...
- 5 Tips For Parenting an Anxious Child
As children grow, they go through several emotional and mental transformations. Some children become too shy to confront another person, while others become too mischievous. However, it becomes difficult for parents to determine their children’s behavior when they react unexpectedly to a...
- Learning About the Beck Depression Inventory
Depression and AnxietyDepression and anxiety are disorders that are different from each other, but people suffering from depression often have symptoms that closely resemble those of anxiety. The disorder, in fact, starts out as anxiety, and if not treated at the right time with the right diagnosis,...
Nearby Providers
- Mr. Ronald Sager M.D.4505 Las Virgenes Rd Calabasas CA 91302
- Dr. Michael Enenbach MD200 E del Mar Blvd Ste 200 Pasadena CA 91105
- Dr. Denise McDermott M.D.1711 Via El Prado Redondo Beach California 90277
- Dr. Arastou Aminzadeh M.D.239 S LA CIENEGA BLVD BEVERLY HILLS CA 90211
- Dr. Brenda Robertson M.D.595 E. Colorado Blvd Pasadena CA 91101
- Dr. Young Chung MD Panorama City California 91208