Lorin M. Scher, M.D.
Journal Articles
2014 Yellowlees P, Campbell M, Rose J, Parish M, Ferrer D, Scher LM, Skipper G, DuPont
R. Psychiatrists with Substance Use Disorders: Positive Treatment Outcomes from
Physician Health Programs. Psychiatric Services.
2015 McCarron RM, Bourgeois J, Chwastiak L, Folsom D, Hales RE, Han J, Rado J, Rivelli
S, Scher LM, Yu A. Integrated Medicine and Psychiatry Curriculum for Psychiatry
Residency Training: A Model Designed to Meet Growing Mental Health Workforce
Needs. Academic Psychiatry.
2015 Haskins J, Carson J, Chang CH, Kirshnit C, Link DP, Navarra L, Scher LM, Sciolla
AF, Uppington J, Yellowlees P. The Suicide Prevention, Depression Awareness, and
Clinical Engagement Program for Faculty and Residents at the University of
California, Davis Health System. Academic Psychiatry.
Book Chapters
2015 Kocsis B, Scher LM. Pharmacotherapy, in Borderline Personality Disorder in Older
Adults: Emphasis on Care in Institutional Settings. Edited by Hategan, Xiong,
Bourgeois. Nova Science Publishers.
Abstracts and Presentations
2014 Tempkin T, DeCarli C, Scher LM, Farias S, Duffy A, Fink K, Annett G, Brunberg J,
Yarborough M, Hersch S, Stout J, Alyward E, Martin A, Kjer L, Swadell D, Nolta J,
Wheelock V. PRE-CELL: A Pre-Cellular Observational Study in Early Huntington’s
Disease. Huntington Study Group.
2014 Scher LM. Lecture on DSM 5: Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders, UC Davis
Psychotic Disorders Conference, Sacramento CA (Invited Speaker).
2014 Kocsis B, Scher LM. Poster on Impulsive Suicidal Behavior in a Patient with
Huntington's Disease: Strategies for Management and Prevention. Academy of
Psychosomatic Medicine Annual Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale.
2015 Wells B, Yellowlees P, Shore J, Sarvet B, Scher LM, Tan S, Chan S. Telemedicine
Consultation and Prescribing: Rules, Challenges, and Practical Suggestions for
Controlled Substance Management in Adults and Children. IPS: The Mental Health
Services Conference.
2015 Raml D, Liu H, Fox G, Spollen J, Liu D, Scher LM. Building a Vibrant Psychiatry
Interest Group: A Toolkit for Success. Association of Directors of Medical Student
Education in Psychiatry.
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2015 Scher LM. Lecture on Collaborative Mental Health Care. Dean’s Symposium, UC
Davis Department of Psychiatry, Sacramento, CA.
2015 Scher LM. Lectures and Breakout sessions on Depression In the Medically Ill and
Psychopharmacology for the Primary Care Provider. UC Davis Pharmacotherapy
Conference, Napa, CA (Invited Speaker).
2015 Scher LM. Lectures on PTSD in Women and Depression in the Medically Ill. UC
Davis Women’s Health Conference, Santa Barbara, CA (Invited Speaker).
2015 Scher LM. Lecture on Collaborative Mental Health Care: Behavioral Health in
Ambulatory Care. UC Health Primary Care Collaborative Meeting, Sacramento, CA.
2015 Summers RF, Young JQ, Scher LM, Cowley D, Rapaport M. Early Lessons from the
Field: Education for Integrated Care Across the Medical Education Continuum. IPS:
The Mental Health Services Conference.
2015 Williams J, Fassiotto M, Scher LM, Howell L. Panelist on Tips on Work-Life
Integration and Achieving the Career of Your Dreams. UC Davis School of Medicine,
Sacramento, CA.
Research Funding
2013-16 MSC engineered to produce BDNF for the treatment of Huntington's disease.
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). Wheelock V (PI), Scher LM
(Co-Investigator), http://www.cirm.ca.gov/ReviewSummary_DR2A-05415.
2015-17 Implementation of Asynchronous Telepsychiatry (ATP) in the UC Davis Primary
Care Network (PCN) Practice Management Board Innovation Grant, UC Davis
Health System. $345,000. Scher LM (PI), Yellowlees P.
2013-18 RCT of Store and Forward Telepsychiatry in Primary Care. U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ). $2,500,000. Yellowlees, P. (PI), Scher LM (Co-Investigator).
Community Service
Chair, Multidisciplinary Education Subcommittee, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine
Co-Chair, Workgroup to Decrease Recidivism, UC Davis Health System
Member, Medical Staff Well Being Committee, UC Davis Health System
Member, UCDMC / SCMHTC Committee, UC Davis Health System
Member, Education Committee, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine
Member, Patient Experience Provider Workgroup, UC Davis Hospital
Member, 4th Year Oversight Committee, UC Davis School of Medicine
Member, Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society, Emergency Psychiatry Mental Health
Taskforce
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