Ongoing Research

Some of the research questions currently being investigated are:

• What is the best treatment for younger and older people who have treatment resistant depression?
• How does psychiatric illness such as PTSD accelerate the aging process?
• What is the impact of aging processes such as decreased dopamine function or inflammation on the development of depression? Can patients at risk be identified before the development of illness?
• In older patients with depression and memory problems, are there treatment strategies that can effectively address both types of symptoms and result in good long-term outcomes?
• How do we develop effective treatments for the frail-depressed and alter the downward trajectory of this patient group?
• What is the relationship between hearing loss and depression?

There are no research studies actively recruiting at this time.