5067.0 Geriatric Mental Disorders and Mental Health Treatment

Wednesday, November 11, 2009: 8:30 AM
Oral
Moderator:
Joseph Gallo

8:30 AM
Unmet need of mental health care in Asian American Elders
Domin Chan, PhD, MHS, Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA, Dolly A. John, MPH and David T. Takeuchi, PhD
8:45 AM
A View of Older Patients' Explanatory Models of Depression: Through the Primary Care Providers' Lens
Marsha Nicole Wittink, MD MBE
  
9:00 AM
Depressive symptoms and physical disability among older adults: A longitudinal analysis using hierarchical linear modeling
Elizabeth Reisinger, MAT, MPH
  
9:15 AM
In Touch: Mind, Body & Spirit: A Collaborative Model of Inquiry and Practice in Support of African American Elders' Mental Health
Laura Gitlin, PhD, Nancy L. Chernett, MPH, Marie-Monique Marthol, BS and Lynn Fields-Harris, MPA
  
9:30 AM
Assessment of Bipolar Spectrum Disorder in Older Adults: Summary of Research
Karen Fortuna, MSW and Cynthia Zubritsky, PhD

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Mental Health
Endorsed by: Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, Social Work

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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