Geriatric Psychiatry
SLUCare Physcian Group geriatric psychiatrists serve older adults with a variety of late-life mental disorders.
Our Services
- Evaluations for memory disorders, late-life depression, anxiety disorders and late-life psychoses
- Comprehensive assessments to determine a person's placement in the least restrictive environment
- Legal consultation for capacity and guardianship determinations
- Our outpatient and inpatient electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) service for the elderly, especially those at high-risk, has become a regional resource.
SLUCare geriatric psychiatrists take a multidisciplinary, bio-psycho-social approach to evaluation and treatment. We are available to consult at St. Louis area long-term care facilities.
Renowned Care for Older Adults
SLUCare geriatric psychiatrists consult with departments at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital and provide family therapy and education.
As part of an academic medical practice, we are renowned regionally, nationally and internationally for mental health care in the elderly. We offer aging education/training to medical students, residents, physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, pharmacists and therapists.
Research and Studies
SLUCare Geriatric Psychiatry engages in a variety of collaborative science and clinical research projects. We provide state-of-the-art care for older adults with late-life mental disorders to help train future experts and to contribute, via research, a better understanding of Alzheimer's disease, depression, delirium, psychoses and other disabling geriatric psychiatric syndromes.
Our Clinical Research Unit fosters many Phase 2 and 3 drug studies and other research. We have led in the development of promising compounds for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, depression and related disorders.
Contact Us
To make an appointment with a SLUCare geriatric psychiatrist, call 314-617-2777.