Lawrence R. Herz, MD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Biography
Dr. Herz is a general adult psychiatrist who has spent most of his career working with veterans. He has been the principal evaluations clinic psychiatrist and Chief of General Outpatient Mental Health at the Bedford VAH for 20 years. Recently, he became Acting Chief of Psychiatry. Dr. Herz is the director of the Bedford VAH MH Grand Rounds (a Boston Univeristy CME series).
After training in Psychiatry at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine (BUSM), Dr. Herz completed a fellowship in Clinical Geriatrics and Gerontology. He is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at BUSM, a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and a member of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.
Dr. Herz’s other professional interests include research in antipsychotic therapy, geriatric psychiatry, psychiatric nosology, chronobiology, and sleep medicine.
Other Positions
- Bedford VA - Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA Hosp
Websites
Education
- University of Kentucky, MD
- Harvard College, BA
Publications
- Published on 6/20/2018
Bormann JE, Thorp SR, Smith E, Glickman M, Beck D, Plumb D, Zhao S, Ackland PE, Rodgers CS, Heppner P, Herz LR, Elwy AR. Individual Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Using Mantram Repetition: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Am J Psychiatry. 2018 10 01; 175(10):979-988. PMID: 29921143.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/1/2017
Osei-Bonsu PE, Bolton RE, Wiltsey Stirman S, Eisen SV, Herz L, Pellowe ME. Mental Health Providers' Decision-Making Around the Implementation of Evidence-Based Treatment for PTSD. J Behav Health Serv Res. 2017 Apr; 44(2):213-223. PMID: 26743770.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/1/2015
Stankiewicz BW, Smith EG, Herz L. Brief CBT and Suicide Risk: Ruling Out Nonspecific Effects of Individual Therapy. Am J Psychiatry. 2015 Oct; 172(10):1022. PMID: 26423482.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/17/2012
Osei-Bonsu PE, Spiro A, Schultz MR, Ryabchenko KA, Smith E, Herz L, Eisen SV. Is DSM-IV criterion A2 associated with PTSD diagnosis and symptom severity? J Trauma Stress. 2012 Aug; 25(4):368-75. PMID: 22806767.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/19/2011
Kalman D, Herz L, Monti P, Kahler CW, Mooney M, Rodrigues S, O'Connor K. Incremental efficacy of adding bupropion to the nicotine patch for smoking cessation in smokers with a recent history of alcohol dependence: results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2011 Nov 1; 118(2-3):111-8. PMID: 21507585.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/1/2011
Eisen SV, Bottonari KA, Glickman ME, Spiro A, Schultz MR, Herz L, Rosenheck R, Rofman ES. The incremental value of self-reported mental health measures in predicting functional outcomes of veterans. J Behav Health Serv Res. 2011 Apr; 38(2):170-90. PMID: 21191819.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/12/2009
Ren XS, Herz L, Qian S, Smith E, Kazis LE. Measurement of treatment adherence with antipsychotic agents in patients with schizophrenia. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2009; 5:491-8. PMID: 19851516.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/1/2006
Sloan KL, Montez-Rath ME, Spiro A, Christiansen CL, Loveland S, Shokeen P, Herz L, Eisen S, Breckenridge JN, Rosen AK. Development and validation of a psychiatric case-mix system. Med Care. 2006 Jun; 44(6):568-80. PMID: 16708006.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/1/2006
Ren XS, Qian S, Lee AF, Herz L, Miller DR, Kazis LE. Treatment persistence: a comparison among patients with schizophrenia who were initiated on atypical antipsychotic agents. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2006 Feb; 31(1):57-65. PMID: 16476121.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2006
Yu W, Ren XS, Lee AF, Herz L, Huang YH, Kazis LE. Association of co-morbidities with prescribing patterns and cost savings: olanzapine versus risperidone for schizophrenia. Pharmacoeconomics. 2006; 24(12):1233-48. PMID: 17129077.
Read at: PubMed
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