Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
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Kennedy GJ

Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY, USA

Biography

Dr. Gary Kennedy is the Vice Chair for Education and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Director of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Fellowship Training Program at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Kennedy’s research has focused on cardiac arrhythmias, the epidemiology of depression and dementia, mental health care in nursing homes, primary care sites and in the community, and novel communications approaches between health care providers. He has authored numerous publications on late-life mental health.

Publications

Beyond Primary Care: Integrating Psychiatry into a Certified Home Health Agency to Identify and Treat Homebound Older Adults with Mental Disorders

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine if the Montefiore Home Care (MHC) Geriatric Psychiatry Program (MHC-GPP) increases access to mental health care and appropriate management as evidenced by timeliness of psychiatric evaluation, patient acceptance of the intervention, communication of diagnoses and recommendations to primary ca... Read More»

Ceïde ME, Nguyen SA, Korenblatt A and Kennedy GJ

Research Article: J Community Med Health Educ 6:479

DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711.1000479

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