DavidParkerFolsomMDMPH

Psychiatry • San Diego, CA

Professor, Psychiatry and Family Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine

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Office
1501 Imperial Ave
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone+1 619-233-8500

Fax+1 619-687-1067

Education & Training

University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry/Family Medicine, 1997 - 2001
Scripps Mercy HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1996 - 1997
Medical University of South CarolinaClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1998 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

438 citations
Adherence to treatment with antipsychotic medication and health care costs among Medicaid beneficiaries with schizophrenia.
Todd Gilmer, Christian R. Dolder, Jonathan P. Lacro, David P. Folsom, Laurie A. Lindamer
The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2004-04-01
42 citations
Predisposing, enabling, and need factors associated with high service use in a public mental health system.
Laurie A. Lindamer, Lin Liu, David H. Sommerfeld, David P. Folsom, William Hawthorne
Administration and Policy in Mental Health. 2012-05-01
43 citations
Increased Framingham 10-year risk of coronary heart disease in middle-aged and older patients with psychotic symptoms
Hua Jin, David P. Folsom, Alana Sasaki, Sunder Mudaliar, Robert R. Henry
Schizophrenia Research. 2011-02-01

Press Mentions

Councilman, Psychologist Host Virtual Mental Health Town HallMay 4th, 2020
San Diego Health Care Providers Are Bleeding MoneyApril 27th, 2020
All Adults Should Be Screened for Depression, Panel SaysJanuary 27th, 2016

Grant Support

A Services Intervention For Homeless With SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health2004–2008