Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS is a psychologist in Fullerton, CA specializing in psychology. Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS is affiliated with Providence, Providence Medical Foundation, Providence St. Jude Medical Center and Providence Affiliated Physicians, St. Jude.
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Anxiety
Anxiety is a generic name given to a variety of conditions characterized by unusual amounts of fear and worry, especially unrealistic fears and tension. People who suffer from anxiety often are aware that their fears are irrational, but that knowledge does not make the feeling of being scared and anxious go away. To qualify as anxiety, symptoms must last for 6 months or more and interfere with the way a person lives their daily life. Some cases may be mild, where, for example, a person simply avoids certain situations. Other cases can be severe enough to be disabling.
Some of the specific conditions covered under the general label of anxiety include:
Collectively, anxiety disorders are the most common mental health issues diagnosed in the United States -- even more common than depression. Women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with anxiety, and it is extremely common for a person with anxiety to have another illness at the same time, such as depression, a physical illness, or substance abuse.
Treatment for anxiety usually involves medication and psychotherapy together. Medications used may include antidepressants (which also work for anxiety), anti-anxiety medications, or beta blockers (which can be used to control the physical symptoms of anxiety). Psychotherapy can be useful to teach patients new ways of thinking and reacting so that they can manage their feelings of worry and fear. Support groups can also be very effective for anxiety, and they can be a form of treatment themselves for social phobias. Stress management, relaxation techniques, and meditation all help reduce feelings of anxiety or of being out of control. Finally, having a strong support network of family and friends is an excellent way to help manage the difficulties of life with anxiety.
Depression
Everyone knows what it feels like to get the blues once in a while. But depression is a serious illness that is more severe than a bad day and lasts much longer. Symptoms of depression stop a person from being able to function and enjoy daily activities for weeks or months at a time. It can happen to anyone, and it isn't something that people can control by force of will or "snap out of it."
Some common symptoms of depression include:
We don't yet know what causes depression, but it's thought that it is a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and social influences. Because of this, the most effective treatments for depression combine medication with psychotherapy. Therapy, especially cognitive-behavioral therapy, can be extremely helpful in resolving the negative thoughts and feelings that come with depression. It gives patients new tools that they can use themselves to cope when their depression is making them feel down.
Some of the common medications used to treat depression include antidepressants such as SSRI's (Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft) or atypical antidepressants (Cymbalta, Wellbutrin). It's important to remember that these medications have different effects on everybody, and no one medication works right for everyone. Patients may have to try a couple before finding the one that works just right for them. If the first medication they try doesn't work, they should talk to their doctor about trying something else. In extreme cases where medication is not enough, electro-convulsive therapy and hospitalization may be the answer to keeping a severely depressed person safe.
Depression is a difficult illness to deal with, but it is more common than believed and there are many people who can help. With the right treatment, individuals with depression can get back to fully enjoying life again.
Family Therapy Services
Family therapy is sometimes also called family counseling or marriage and family therapy. It is a form of mental health care and therapy that treats a couple or entire family as a unit, paying special attention to how the members of the family interact with each other. Each family has a unique personality, communication style, and unique problems they face together. In family therapy, all members of the family attend counseling sessions as a group, and together they learn how to identify conflicts within and without the family, as well as how to communicate better and problem-solve together.
Some topics commonly addressed in family therapy include:
Family therapists may work in group practices, private practices, schools, or hospitals. They work with families of all different kinds to help them live together as a stronger unit.
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In 2012, Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS performed more individual therapy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.
The top procedures that Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS treated as a psychologist in Fullerton, CA during 2012 were mental health therapy and diagnostic evaluation.
Volume of procedures performed by Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS for Medicare patients.
| diagnostic evaluation | 15 |
|---|---|
| mental health therapy | 396 |
The top procedures that Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS treated as a psychologist in Fullerton, CA during 2013 were mental health therapy.
Volume of procedures performed by Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS for Medicare patients.
| mental health therapy | 454 |
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Information about Medicare patients treated by Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS.
| Male | |
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| Female |
| From 65 to 74 | |
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| From 75 to 84 | |
| 85 and over | |
| Less than 65 |
| Hypertension | |
|---|---|
| High Cholesterol | |
| Stroke | |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | |
| Depression | |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | |
| Asthma | |
| Osteoperosis | |
| Atrial Fibrilation | |
| Heart Failure | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |
| Diabetes | |
| Dementia | |
| Cancer |
The top procedures that Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS treated as a psychologist in Fullerton, CA during 2014 were mental health therapy.
Volume of procedures performed by Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS for Medicare patients.
| mental health therapy | 408 |
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Information about Medicare patients treated by Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS.
| Male | |
|---|---|
| Female |
| From 65 to 74 | |
|---|---|
| From 75 to 84 | |
| 85 and over | |
| Less than 65 |
| Hypertension | |
|---|---|
| High Cholesterol | |
| Stroke | |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | |
| Depression | |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | |
| Asthma | |
| Osteoperosis | |
| Atrial Fibrilation | |
| Heart Failure | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |
| Diabetes | |
| Dementia | |
| Cancer |
The top procedures that Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS treated as a psychologist in Fullerton, CA during 2015 were mental health therapy.
Volume of procedures performed by Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS for Medicare patients.
| mental health therapy | 381 |
|---|
Information about Medicare patients treated by Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS.
| From 65 to 74 | |
|---|---|
| From 75 to 84 | |
| 85 and over | |
| Less than 65 |
| Hypertension | |
|---|---|
| High Cholesterol | |
| Stroke | |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | |
| Depression | |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | |
| Asthma | |
| Osteoperosis | |
| Atrial Fibrilation | |
| Heart Failure | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |
| Diabetes | |
| Dementia | |
| Cancer |
The top procedures that Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS treated as a psychologist in Fullerton, CA during 2016 were mental health therapy.
Volume of procedures performed by Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS for Medicare patients.
| mental health therapy | 423 |
|---|
Information about Medicare patients treated by Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS.
| Male | |
|---|---|
| Female |
| From 65 to 74 | |
|---|---|
| From 75 to 84 | |
| 85 and over | |
| Less than 65 |
| Hypertension | |
|---|---|
| High Cholesterol | |
| Stroke | |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | |
| Depression | |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | |
| Asthma | |
| Osteoperosis | |
| Atrial Fibrilation | |
| Heart Failure | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |
| Diabetes | |
| Dementia | |
| Cancer |
The top procedures that Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS treated as a psychologist in Fullerton, CA during 2017 were mental health therapy.
Volume of procedures performed by Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS for Medicare patients.
| mental health therapy | 414 |
|---|
Information about Medicare patients treated by Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS.
| Male | |
|---|---|
| Female |
| From 65 to 74 | |
|---|---|
| From 75 to 84 | |
| 85 and over | |
| Less than 65 |
| Hypertension | |
|---|---|
| High Cholesterol | |
| Stroke | |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | |
| Depression | |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | |
| Asthma | |
| Osteoperosis | |
| Atrial Fibrilation | |
| Heart Failure | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |
| Diabetes | |
| Dementia | |
| Cancer |
The top procedures that Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS treated as a psychologist in Fullerton, CA during 2018 were mental health therapy.
Volume of procedures performed by Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS for Medicare patients.
| mental health therapy | 416 |
|---|
Information about Medicare patients treated by Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS.
| From 65 to 74 | |
|---|---|
| From 75 to 84 | |
| 85 and over | |
| Less than 65 |
| Hypertension | |
|---|---|
| High Cholesterol | |
| Stroke | |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | |
| Depression | |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | |
| Asthma | |
| Osteoperosis | |
| Atrial Fibrilation | |
| Heart Failure | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |
| Diabetes | |
| Dementia | |
| Cancer |
The top procedures that Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS treated as a psychologist in Fullerton, CA during 2019 were mental health therapy.
Volume of procedures performed by Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS for Medicare patients.
| mental health therapy | 579 |
|---|
| Hypertension | |
|---|---|
| High Cholesterol | |
| Stroke | |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | |
| Depression | |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | |
| Asthma | |
| Osteoperosis | |
| Atrial Fibrilation | |
| Heart Failure | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |
| Diabetes | |
| Dementia | |
| Cancer |
The top procedures that Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS treated as a psychologist in Fullerton, CA during 2020 were mental health therapy.
Volume of procedures performed by Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS for Medicare patients.
| mental health therapy | 709 |
|---|
Information about Medicare patients treated by Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS.
| Male | |
|---|---|
| Female |
| From 65 to 74 | |
|---|---|
| From 75 to 84 | |
| 85 and over | |
| Less than 65 |
| Hypertension | |
|---|---|
| High Cholesterol | |
| Stroke | |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | |
| Depression | |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | |
| Asthma | |
| Osteoperosis | |
| Atrial Fibrilation | |
| Heart Failure | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |
| Diabetes | |
| Dementia | |
| Cancer |
The top procedures that Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS treated as a psychologist in Fullerton, CA during 2021 were mental health therapy.
Volume of procedures performed by Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS for Medicare patients.
| mental health therapy | 647 |
|---|
Information about Medicare patients treated by Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS.
| Male | |
|---|---|
| Female |
| From 65 to 74 | |
|---|---|
| From 75 to 84 | |
| 85 and over | |
| Less than 65 |
| Hypertension | |
|---|---|
| High Cholesterol | |
| Stroke | |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | |
| Depression | |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | |
| Asthma | |
| Osteoperosis | |
| Atrial Fibrilation | |
| Heart Failure | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |
| Diabetes | |
| Dementia | |
| Cancer |
The top procedures that Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS treated as a psychologist in Fullerton, CA during 2022 were mental health therapy.
Volume of procedures performed by Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS for Medicare patients.
| mental health therapy | 619 |
|---|
Information about Medicare patients treated by Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS.
| Male | |
|---|---|
| Female |
| From 65 to 74 | |
|---|---|
| From 75 to 84 | |
| 85 and over | |
| Less than 65 |
| Hypertension | |
|---|---|
| High Cholesterol | |
| Stroke | |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | |
| Depression | |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | |
| Asthma | |
| Osteoperosis | |
| Atrial Fibrilation | |
| Heart Failure | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |
| Diabetes | |
| Dementia | |
| Cancer |
Volume of procedures performed by Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS for Medicare patients.
The highest averages for the top procedures that Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS treated as a psychologist in Fullerton, CA were mental health therapy and diagnostic evaluation.
| diagnostic evaluation | 15 |
|---|---|
| mental health therapy | 495 |
Information about Medicare patients treated by Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS.
| Male | |
|---|---|
| Female |
| 75 to 84 | |
|---|---|
| 85 and over | |
| Less than 65 | |
| 65 to 74 |
The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS treated were depression, hypertension, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.
| Hypertension | |
|---|---|
| High Cholesterol | |
| Stroke | |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | |
| Depression | |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | |
| Asthma | |
| Osteoporosis | |
| Heart Failure | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |
| Diabetes | |
| Atrial Fibrillation | |
| Cancer | |
| Dementia |
He has a state license in California.
Licensed In: California
Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS appears to accept the following insurance providers: Anthem Blue Cross HMO, Aetna HMO, Blue Shield of California, United Healthcare HMO, Anthem, Medicare Advantage, Providence, Health Net HMO and CIGNA HMO.
According to our sources, Gary A. Baffa, PHD, PSY, MS accepts the following insurance providers:
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Dr. Gary Baffa is a specialist in psychology in Fullerton, CA. His areas of expertise include obesity, depression, and behavioral disorders. He is an in-network provider for several insurance carriers, including United Healthcare HMO, Anthem, and Blue California. Dr. Baffa is professionally affiliated with Providence Medical Foundation. According to Doctor.com, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Fullerton, CA.
