Dr. Owen Scott
Clinical Psychology
Baton Rouge, LA
40 years experience male
Locations
The Psychology Clinic
Baton Rouge, LA
About
Bio
Besides being in private practice in Baton Rouge for 32 years, I teach at LSU (Honors College) and play guitar in a band. My wife of 35 years is Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training at LSU. We have three wonderful adult daughters. My philosophy is holistic and I help adult clients with a wide range of individual and relationship issues. I have extensive experience treating PTSD including many very severe and complex cases. Feel free to ask me anything.
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Clinical Psychology
Licenses
United States: Louisiana
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Clinical Psychology 40 years experience
They activate: physiological functions generally through various neurotransmitter systems. Common examples include caffeine, nicotine, pseudoephedrine, amphetamines ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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It's effective: Studies indicate SSRIs including fluvoxamine (Luvos) sertraline (Zoloft), fluoxetine (Prozac), citalopram (Celexa) and paroxetine (Paxil) can reduce ... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Don't stop abruptly: You should only discontinue Lexapro (escitalopram) or any similar antidepressant gradually under your doctor's supervision as you may experience serio... Read More
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A 46-year-old male asked:
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Yes: But, the key to using any relaxation method with insomnia is to concentrate on relaxing, not on falling sleep. Mindfulness meditation, deep muscle rel... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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Yes: A great deal of research supports the benefits of a pet. The reasons? Love without complicated demands. Companionship. Increased activity. Feeling n... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Yes.: Anxiety that causes persistent distress, worry & interferes with daily life is a serious medical condition affecting 40 million adults in the US (... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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No: According to the CDC, US men have higher rates of alcohol abuse and dependence (17% lifetime) than women (8%). Men also have much higher rates of inju... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Not as effective: as SSRIs such as sertraline (Zoloft) and citrapolam (Celexa) which produce an average of 40-60% reduction in OCD symptoms. Busipirone (Buspar) may hav... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Sounds like: a doctor diagnosed this. Paranoia goes beyond extreme fear/anxiety in that the person believes something very unlikely (the CIA is after me, ) or biza... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Some do: Spirituality is an important dimension of life involving thought, emotion and behavior. Holistic health practitioners support the development of their... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Analysis of triggers: Decoding or trigger decoding is a concept developed by Robert J. Langs (1928-2014), psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, who wrote extensively on his theor... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Viewed holistically: the distinction between physical & emotional health is artificial. Healthy diet & eating practices are an essential part of mental as well as ... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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Self-awareness: Regular journaling of your inner and outer experiences can help you become conscious of thoughts, feelings and behavior, allowing you to see patterns.... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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One that doesn't: Quite a few web pages state that caffeine consumption causes a drop in serotonin. Not true- caffeine works directly on adenosine receptors. It also le... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Additional info: Dissociation is a normal mental function. The first two replies make valid points about trauma-related dissociative disorders. A wide range of dissoci... Read More
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A 54-year-old female asked:
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Power and control: Two excellent answers already. Abusers use physical and emotional violence and intimidation to keep the partner in a one down position. Exercising pow... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Hard to say: without knowing what s/he said. Dissociation is an ability we all have to separate aspects of our psyche that are normally smoothly integrated. This a... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Passive aggressive: behavior may be what you're describing. Society teaches many of us to repress anger so we're reluctant to speak up when we feel offended. Like a chemi... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Support groups help: by bringing together people affected by OCD but are not treatment, i.e., interventions directly improving or curing the condition. Effective treatment... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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I'll add: it's good you're taking care of basics like diet & exercise. Sleep disturbance results from your mind attempting to process trauma- the activation... Read More
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No: Sociopathy (sometimes called psychopathy) is a personality trait characterized by demonstrated lack of regard for the rights and well-being of others,... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Many kinds: Stimulants are drugs that activate physiological processes by acting on neurotransmitters. Caffeine based products liked Vivarin (caffeine) are an exa... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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It's normal: Masturbation is a normal behavior of sexually developed men (95%) and women (89%) and is an element of healthy sexuality for most people. It is not a ... Read More
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Useful: Studies show SSRI's such as Celexa (citalopram) and Zoloft (sertraline) are effective with 70% of OCD patients. Venlafaxine (a SNRI) has been found to... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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It's effective: Studies indicate SSRIs including sertraline, fluoxetine (Prozac), citalopram (Celexa) and paroxetine (Paxil) can reduce OCD symptoms by 40-60%. SSRIs... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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What's wrong w/it?: Feeling inadequate is very common, even for people who seem to have it together. From a early age we feel ashamed due to criticism, punishment or emba... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Great answers here: People who become psychologists are real people who don't start out perfectly adjusted or knowing everything they need to know. I decided to become a ... Read More
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Not effective: Aversion therapy (positive punishment) is not appropriate for OCD. Exposure+Response Prevention and Cognitive Therapy work best. E+RP is a structured ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Not well: Mental illness can lead to being homeless. A large percentage (20-25%) of homeless people suffer from severe mental illness and/or substance abuse com... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Neither: Psilocybin is a naturally occurring serotonin agonist meaning it activates serotonin receptors. Unlike prescription SSRIs, which keep serotonin active... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Good info: Start by learning about PTSD at the National Center for PTSD web page
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/
If your Dad is a veteran, some good books are out... Read More
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If by illegal: you mean "bootleg" drugs manufactured illegally (e.g., methamphetamine), the difference is a prescription drug is made under govt regulation to insure... Read More
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Danger: If a patient poses an immediate danger to cause grave harm to self or someone else or is completely unable to care for self, and refuses necessary car... Read More
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Most definitely: Music has been associated with healing since ancient times. Rather than being a curative for specific conditions, the powerful effects of music are ge... Read More
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PTSD: (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder). Years ago, I consulted at a hospital program for sexual trauma. It was difficult to engage the adolescents in group ... Read More
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Danger: As two docs rightly say, when a patient poses an immediate danger to cause grave harm to self or someone else or is completely unable to care for self... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Coach or therapist?: Life coaching is a newer approach to helping people change. The distinction is cloudy but psychotherapy is treatment for problems that cause distress... Read More
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It's an indication: that something important is at stake. Emotions are our natural means of knowing what matters to us. Sadness, anger and fear are normal emotions that d... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
How effective is rational emotive behavior therapy for treating obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd)?
Dr. Owen Scottanswered
Clinical Psychology 40 years experience
Rational emotive: therapy is an early form of Cognitive Therapy or CT. Research shows Exposure+Response Prevention and CT work best. E+RP is a structured program of con... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Many: The gardener is literally in touch with the earth. The dedicated gardener experiences the life cycle of growth from beginning to end, cultivating mind... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Coping: Huntington's is an inherited disease of the brain that cannot be cured at present by medical treatment. Medical care can alleviate the symptoms a... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Clinical Psychology 40 years experience
It's promising: Recent studies indicate Cognitive Therapy or CT in a group format is effective at reducing symptoms of OCD. Earlier studies found two psychological ap... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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Getting help: A start would be you or your friend contacting the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255. More info in on their web page. http://www.su... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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See a doctor: If you don't have one, contact a local Mental Health America affiliate for help.
http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/
Or check the Depression and Bi... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Truth is the teacher: and we are the students. Well-being comes through open-minded learning from reliable sources and ongoing personal experiments to see what works for yo... Read More
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Yes: but the effect is complicated and depends on the quality of the marriage. In very broad terms, a marriage where both partners are committed, communica... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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It sounds like: you have mixed feelings about whether marriage is for you. This could be for many different reasons. Consulting a professional counselor or therapist,... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:
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You're not insane: but in most cases, 6 years gone after he left for someone else says he didn't appreciate you then and still doesn't. Married 18 years w/3 children, it... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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A small word: with a universe of meanings. "In love" is an obsessive infatuation. It feels great but it's overrated as being 'true love.' Mature love is different. ... Read More
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Yes: DID is caused by prolonged abuse during childhood. Being unable to escape from the situation, the child's brain adapts and survives via natural mechan... Read More
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After a few hours of reading Dr. Scott's responses, I feel that we are fortunate to have access to wonderfully talented mental health professional. He provides caring and well thought out answers th...Read More
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This was very helpful. Thanks! This is the context I've sought! Many assume you mean disorder, but I wanted an articulation of the root thing. I realize when Ive used a drug to help cope with depressi...Read More
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Thank you, your quick reply made me feel good!
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Your answer made me feel good! Thanks :)
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
West Virginia University
Graduated 1982MD
Residency
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CENTER
Completed 1982
Awards
Most Influential, Second Place, Baton Rouge Region - Spring
2015
Thought Leader, First Place, Baton Rouge Region - Spring
2015
Top Doctor, First Place, Baton Rouge Region - Spring
2015
Affiliations
International Society For Traumatic Stress Studies
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