LACPA Membership Benefit

Medical illness can contribute to depression severity, and in some cases be the underlying, reversible etiology. This lecture identifies when to suspect a depression presentation may be a physical illness and describes specific disorders in a comprehensive review of physical systems. 

 Neevon Esmaili, M.D. is the medical director of Mental Fitness Clinic in West Los Angeles, a team based clinic serving adults, children and adolescents, with comprehensive services, including psychiatry, psychotherapy and neuropsychological testing.  Dr. Esmaili's has Two Board Certifications in Adult Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. He Completed a Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Harbor-University of California Los Angeles, named Chief Fellow. Dr. Esmaili Trained in Adult Psychiatry at the University of Southern California, He Attended Medical school at the State University of New York Downstate Health Science Center at Brooklyn. His Scholarly Activities include participating as an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & the Behavioral Sciences (Voluntary) at the Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California* Dr. Esmaili is a Co-Author of a literature review paper published in a peer reviewed journal on ketamine abuse and diversion, a case report on the management of a patient with a brain tumor and mental illness in the American Journal of Psychiatry Residents Journal, and Presented research findings on medical disorders in adult psychiatric outpatients at the American Psychosomatic Society annual meeting on a travel scholarship.