DavidCSteffensMD
Geriatrics • Farmington, CTProfessor and Chair Department of Psychiatry UCONN Health
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Office
263 Farmington Ave
Dept of Paychiatry
Farmington, CT 06030Phone+1 860-679-6700Fax+1 860-679-6736
Education & Training
Duke University HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1988 - 1992
McGovern Medical School at UTHealthClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
CT State Medical License 2012 - 2025
NC State Medical License 1990 - 2017- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Geriatric Psychiatry
Clinical Trials
- Neurocognitive Outcomes of Depression in the Elderly Start of enrollment: 1995 Dec 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsNeuroimaging features of depression-frailty phenotype in older adults: a pilot study.Ethan Shuster, Amy E Miles, Lindsay K Heyland, Navona Calarco, Jerrold Jeyachandra
International Psychogeriatrics. 2023-12-01 - 3 citationsThe Risk for Loneliness and Major Depression among Solo Agers.Kathryn Betts Adams, Rupal Parekh, Rebecca L Mauldin, Richard H Fortinsky, David C Steffens
Journal of Applied Gerontology. 2023-05-01 - 9 citationsAssociation of Race, Ethnicity, Education, and Neighborhood Context With Dementia Prevalence and Cognitive Impairment Severity Among Older Adults Receiving Medicaid-Fu...Richard H Fortinsky, Julie Robison, David C Steffens, James Grady, Deborah Migneault
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2023-04-01
Press Mentions
- ‘Software Instead of Pills’: Video Game Developed at University of Utah to Treat Depression Receives $7.5M GrantJanuary 3rd, 2022
- 2021 Research Innovators Named by UConn School of MedicineDecember 21st, 2021
Exploring the Relationship Between Depression and DementiaAugust 22nd, 2018- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Midcareer Investigator Award In Geriatric DepressionNational Institute Of Mental Health2004–2012
- Geriatric Depression: Risk Factors For Adverse OutcomesNational Institute Of Mental Health2002–2012
- Recruitment And Assessment Core Patient RecruitmentNational Institute Of Mental Health2006–2010
- Premier Mental Health Interventions Training ProgramNational Institute Of Mental Health2002–2009
- Tryptophan Metabolism, Genes, And Major DepressionNational Institute Of Mental Health2006–2007
- Div. Of Clinical And Population-Based Studies SpecialsCenter For Scientific Review2004–2005
- Core--Recruitment And AssessmentNational Institute Of Mental Health2001–2002
- Geriatric Depression--Apolipoprotein E And Dementia RiskNational Institute Of Mental Health1997–2001
- Geriatric Depression--Risk Factors For Adverse OutcomeNational Institute Of Mental Health1998–2000
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