Geriatric psychiatrist and author of: How We Age, A Doctor's Journey Into The Heart of Growing Old

Miami, Florida
Joined October 2010
Distress in seniors surges amid coronavirus pandemic - CNN cnn.com/2020/05/25/health/se…
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Some timely advice for helping individuals with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers: Alzheimer Disease and COVID-19 psychiatrictimes.com/article…
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How Alcohol Affects Us as We Age- with a few of my own thoughts included: aarp.org/health/healthy-livi…
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7 rules to reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s and keep your brain healthy - MarketWatch nextavenue.org/reduce-risk-o…
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What Can Reduce Your Risk of Dementia nexav.org/2FqraLP via @nextavenue
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My latest Wall Street Journal blog: Before Panicking Over Memory Loss, Read This blogs.wsj.com/experts/2019/1… via @WSJ
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A thoughtful essay on aging with a mention of my book The End of Old Age: newyorker.com/magazine/2019/…
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There is a critical shortage here and it’s only getting worse.
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This CNN article will likely spread unnecessary panic when it mentions "antidepressants" as linked to dementia without detailing which ones were cited in the article. Most commonly prescribed antidepressants have minimal anticholinergic activity. cnn.com/2019/06/24/health/de…
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A review of the exact list of medications did not include the most commonly prescribed antidepressants with the exception of paroxetine. The study highlighted the risks of older tricyclic antidepressants which are infrequently used in older adults.
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How to keep the emotion-laden topic of care for a parent from going awry? Here are some tips. blogs.wsj.com/experts/2019/0… via @WSJ
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