Robin J. Casten, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior

Contact Dr. Casten

900 Walnut Street, Suite 400
Philadelphia, PA 19107

(215) 503-1250
(215) 503-7284 (fax)

University Appointment
Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior

Research and Clinical Interests
Geriatric Depression, Vision loss, Alzheimer’s Disease, Psychological effects of disability

Publications

1. Sociocultural influences on diabetes self-management behaviors in older African Americans
2. Improving Function in Age-Related Macular Degeneration. A Randomized Clinical Trial
3. Update on depression and age-related macular degeneration
4. Cultural diversity and views on Alzheimer disease in older African Americans
5. Cognitive and noncognitive determinants of everyday activities in a racially diverse population of older persons receiving health services
6. Preventing cognitive decline in older African Americans with mild cognitive impairment: Design and methods of a randomized clinical trial
7. The Depression in Visual Impairment Trial (DEPVIT): Trial design and protocol
8. Racial differences in the recognition of cognitive dysfunction in older persons
9. Trial of a behavioral intervention to increase dilated fundus examinations in African-Americans aged over 65 years with diabetes
10. Psychological and cognitive determinants of vision function in age-related macular degeneration
11. Improving function in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Design and methods of a randomized clinical trial
12. Variability in depressive symptoms predicts cognitive decline in age-related macular degeneration
13. Activity loss is associated with cognitive decline in age-related macular degeneration
14. Depression in age-related macular degeneration
15. Preventing late-life depression in age-related macular degeneration
16. Preventing depression in age-related macular degeneration
17. Dissatisfaction with performance of valued activities predicts depression in age-related macular degeneration
18. Depression and anxiety in visually impaired older people: Commentary
19. Vision loss and depression in the elderly
20. Minimal Depression and Vision Function in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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