Dr. Heather A Colbert M.D., PH.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
2221 Enborg Ln San Jose CA, 95128About
Dr. Heather Colbert is a psychiatrist practicing in San Jose, CA. Dr. Colbert is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Colbert diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Colbert may treat patients through a variety of methods including medications, psychotherapy or talk therapy, psychosocial interventions and more, depending on each individual case. Different medications that a psychiatrist might prescribe include antidepressants, antipsychotic mediations, mood stabilizers, stimulants, sedatives and hypnotics. Dr. Colbert treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
University of California 1998
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Environmental signals modulate olfactory acuity, discrimination, and memory in Caenorhabditis elegans.
- Divergent seven transmembrane receptors are candidate chemosensory receptors in C. elegans.
- Odorant-specific adaptation pathways generate olfactory plasticity in C. elegans.
- The C. elegans gene odr-7 encodes an olfactory-specific member of the nuclear receptor superfamily.
- Olfactory recognition and discrimination in Caenorhabditis elegans.
- OSM-9, a novel protein with structural similarity to channels, is required for olfaction, mechanosensation, and olfactory adaptation in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Treatments
- Bipolar Disorder
- Adjustment Disorder
- Schizophrenia
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