Barry W. Rovner, MD
Director, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry
Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Professor, Neurology

Contact Dr. Rovner

900 Walnut Street, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107

(215) 503-1254
(215) 503-1992 (fax)

Medical School
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (1980)

Residency
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (1984)

Fellowship
Neuropsychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (1985)

Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Certified in Psychiatry
Added Qualifications in Geriatric Psychiatry

University Appointment
Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Professor, Neurology

Hospital Appointment
Director, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry

Research and Clinical Interests
Investigational Drug Trials for Alzheimer's disease. Preventing Depression and Disability in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Publications

1. Mental status examination in primary care: A review
2. Variability in depressive symptoms predicts cognitive decline in age-related macular degeneration
3. Effects of Depressive Symptoms on Health Behavior Practices Among Older Adults With Vision Loss
4. Depression in age-related macular degeneration
5. Activity loss is associated with cognitive decline in age-related macular degeneration
6. Preventing late-life depression in age-related macular degeneration.
7. American Psychiatric Association practice guideline for the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Second edition.
8. Dissatisfaction with performance of valued activities predicts depression in age-related macular degeneration
9. Preventing depression in age-related macular degeneration
10. Vision loss and depression in the elderly
11. A phase 2 study of tramiprosate for cerebral amyloid angiopathy
12. Minimal Depression and Vision Function in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
13. Preventing depression after stroke
14. A pilot study of sertraline for depression in age-related macular degeneration [5]
15. Depression in late-life: Shifting the paradigm from treatment to prevention
16. The Charles Bonnet syndrome: A review of recent research
17. Knowledge and use of low vision services among persons with age-related macular degeneration
18. Age-related macular degeneration: Treating the whole patient
19. Stability of visual acuity measurement in depression
20. Age-related macular degeneration and depression: A review of recent research

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