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Office
3800 Chapman Ave
Orange, CA 92868Phone+1 714-456-6898Fax+1 714-456-5112
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)Residency, Psychiatry, 1987 - 1991
- University of California, Irvine, School of MedicineClass of 1987
- University of California, IrvineB.S., Biological Sciences, 1979 - 1983
Certifications & Licensure
- 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
- 133 citationsPlasma clozapine concentrations predict clinical response in treatment-resistant schizophrenia.Steven G. Potkin, Rimal Bera, Bala Gulasekaram, Jerome Costa, S. Hayes
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 1994-09-01 - 16 citationsOpen-label study of the effect of combination quetiapine/lithium therapy on lithium pharmacokinetics and tolerability.Steven G. Potkin, Per T. Thyrum, Rimal Bera, Daniel Carreon, Gustavo Alva
Clinical Therapeutics. 2002-11-01 - 50 citationsThe safety and pharmacokinetics of quetiapine when coadministered with haloperidol, risperidone, or thioridazine.Steven G. Potkin, Per T. Thyrum, Gustavo Alva, Rimal Bera, Chiao Yeh
Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 2002-04-01
Journal Articles
- Modafinil associated with new onset obsessive-compulsive disorderLochhead, 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 TreatmentBera, 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 antipsychoticsBera, 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
- Identifying Suicide Hotspots, Interventions That Took Place, and Future Areas of Work at a California University.Waalan, A., Bera, K., Bera, R., American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY, 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
- 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
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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
- New Treatment in Mood Disorders.Anaheim, CA - 1/25/2018
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