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Life After 60
ORGANIZATION: Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA: Division of Geriatric Psychiatry
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2 people are interested
For those who are suffering from feelings of depression, sadness, hopelessness, memory loss, concentration difficulties, lack of energy, or loss of interest and pleasure in activities; UCLA is conducting a 12-week research study comparing levomilnacipran (FETZIMA) to placebo for treatment of geriatric depression. If you are 60 years of age or older, you may qualify. A complete psychiatric evaluation, physical exam, and one MRI scan are provided as a part of the study. All participants will be given either levomilnacipran (FETZIMA) or a placebo (an inactive substance). You will be compensated up to $200 and parking will be reimbursed.
Compensation is available! We offer $200 + parking
Study Site Contact Phone: (310) 267-5264
Study Site Contact Email: yafaustino@mednet.ucla.edu
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About Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA: Division of Geriatric Psychiatry
Location:
760 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90024, US
Mission Statement
The Mission of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, as part of the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA School of Medicine, is to develop and maintain an environment in which education and research are integrated with exemplary patient care.
Description
UCLA has been a national leader in geriatric psychiatry since 1977, when we opened the first University-hospital based geriatric psychiatry inpatient unit (3-South) in the USA. That unit was soon joined by an intensive outpatient program (the GDTS) and several outreach programs in the community. We also had one of the first National Institute of Mental Health-funded Fellowship programs in Geriatric Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology. Our first Fellow was Gary Small, M.D., who began his training in 1981, and we have trained scores of others since, many of whom have gone on successful careers in academia and the public and private sectors. Division status was conferred in 1998, and we continue to provide training for general psychiatry residents, medical students, and Fellows in geriatric psychiatry and clinical psychology. Division faculty also treat patients in a number of venues, and conduct cutting-edge research in the key mental disorders of old age.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
740 Westwood PlazaLos Angeles, CA 90024
DATE POSTED
January 23, 2017
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 60
- Participants must be 60 years or older and experiencing symptoms of depression