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About Scott Griffies, M.D., DFAPA
Dr. Scott Griffies' interest in the relationship between the brain and body furthered him to pursue a career in psychiatry. Dr. Griffies specializes in young adults, adults, and seniors utilizing medication management, psychotherapy, group mind-brain-body skills, and psychoeducation. He sees patients with psychological aspects of medical and surgical conditions in areas such as oncology, rheumatology, endocrine, neurology, physical medicine, and pain (non-opiate treatments). Dr. Griffies is the Chief Medical Officer and directs programs specializing in neuropsychodynamic and stress-related physical disorders. These programs include conditions like somatic symptom disorders, functional neurologic symptom disorders, and disorders such as fibromyalgia, irritable bowel disorder, interstitial cystitis, chronic fatigue, or other chronic neuro-inflammatory conditions. His work has combined inpatient consult-liaison and outpatient psychiatry within a teaching and clinical research environment. Dr. Griffies has experience as an associate professor at Duke University and Louisiana State University teaching psychiatry courses.
Education & Certifications
– Doctor of Medicine from Louisiana State University s School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA
– Board-certified in Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine/Consult-Liaison Psychiatry and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
– Certified in Psychoanalysis from the New Orleans Psychoanalytic Institute
Conditions Treated
- ADHD (Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder)
- Anxiety
- Bipolar disorders
- Depression
- Major depressive disorder
- Mood disorders
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Panic attacks/Disorders
- Psychiatry consultation
- Sleep problems
- Stress/Stress management
- Trauma/PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder)
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