Dr. Jordan F. Karp M.D.
Geriatric Psychiatrist | Geriatric Psychiatry
3811 Ohara St Bt 7th Floor Pittsburgh PA, 15213About
Dr. Jordan Karp is a geriatric psychiatrist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Karp specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, particularly in older adults. Patients who visit geriatric psychiatrists typically look for help with problems like memory loss, depression, difficulty coping with change, stress, dementia, anxiety and more. Older adults may also experience emotional distress after being diagnosed with a disease as well. Dr. Karp helps patients after a comprehensive diagnostic exam so the root of their problems can be treated.
Education and Training
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 1998
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Venlafaxine XR and chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
- Factors associated with pain interference in an epidemiologic sample of adults with bipolar I disorder.
- Pain medicine fellows need explicit training in engaging patients in patient-centered pain management.
- Clinical and demographic covariates of chronic opioid and non-opioid analgesic use in rural-dwelling older adults: the MoVIES project.
- Antiglucocorticoid therapy for older adults with anxiety and co-occurring cognitive dysfunction: results from a pilot study with mifepristone.
- Preventing pain requires translating biology into social change.
- Treating concurrent chronic low back pain and depression with low-dose venlafaxine: an initial identification of "easy-to-use" clinical predictors of early response.
- Advancing the screening of fibromyalgia in late-life depression: practical implications for psychiatric settings.
- Results of the First Randomized Controlled Trial of Deep Brain Stimulation in Treatment-Resistant Depression.
- Course of cognitive impairment following attempted suicide in older adults.
- A Systematic Review of Opioid and Benzodiazepine Misuse in Older Adults.
- Self-reported obstructive sleep apnea is associated with nonresponse to antidepressant pharmacotherapy in late-life depression.
- Complicated grief after suicide bereavement and other causes of death.
- Depression is Contagious: Dyadic Interventions May Reduce Infection.
- Providing High-Quality Pain Care for Veterans Means Considering Gender Effects.
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