Walton Thompson

Education

Harvard University.

Career

He is Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and was Chief of the Psychiatric Consultation Service at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System for over 40 years. Roth and colleagues pioneered the use of multiple psychophysiological methods for assessing psychological disorders. He completed his psychiatry residency at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Roth is also fluent in German and Norwegian.

Achievements

• Roth and colleagues pioneered the use of multiple psychophysiological methods for assessing psychological disorders. Using electroencephalography-based event-related potentials (ERPs), Roth determined that people with schizophrenia have a reduced amplitude P300 component of the Enterprise resource planning to unexpected changes in the pitch of tones. This reduction of the P300 component is now considered a biomarker of schizophrenia. Roth has also applied the use of skin conductance, electrocardiography, actigraphy, and monitoring of other physiological functions, such as respiration, to assess anxiety disorders. In addition, Roth co-authored the Core Concepts in Health textbook series, as well as over 250 scholarly journal articles and book chapters. Roth is currently semi-retired, but continues research work on the psychophysiology of hyperarousal and posttraumatic stress disorder, as well as ambulatory monitoring of sleep. Special Issue in honor of Walton T. Roth: Psychophysiology of Psychological Disorders. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 2010. Society for Psychophysiological Research: Board of Directors 1985-1988, Associate Journal Editor of Psychophysiology, 1984-1987, 2003-2006. Editorial Board of journal: Anxiety (now Depression and Anxiety), 1994-2007. President of Psychiatric Research Society, 2001 Lieutenant Commander of United States. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, 1969-1971 Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical Honor Society, 1965.