Matthew E. Hirschtritt MD, MPH
Physician, The Permanente Medical Group; Associate Program Director for Research, Kaiser Permanente Oakland Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program; Adjunct Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, Northern CaliforniaDr. Hirschtritt is a Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor in the UCSF Department of Psychiatry and the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences. He is also an Associate Physician in the Department of Psychiatry of The Permanente Medical Group (Oakland, CA) and an Adjunct Investigator in the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research. The overarching goals of his research include improving equitable access to, quality of, and cost-effectiveness of mental health detection and treatment, focusing on under-served and marginalized communities.
Dr. Hirschtritt's investigative work has involved diverse mental health-related topics, including characteristics and treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder, Tourette syndrome, adolescent depression and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and substance use disorders. His work has also examined the interrelationship between adolescent resiliency, peer victimization, and suicidal ideation. More recently, his work has focused on the distribution, provision, and quality of mental health care in the United States, which has involved addressing mental health stigma (specifically the harmful implications of attributing gun violence exclusively to mental illness) and psychotropic prescription patterns using nationally representative data.