Dr. Stephen M Thielke MD
Geriatric Psychiatrist | Geriatric Psychiatry
6816 17th Ave Ne Seattle WA, 98115About
Dr. Stephen Thielke is a geriatric psychiatrist practicing in Seattle, WA. Dr. Thielke specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, particularly in older adults. Patients who visit geriatric psychiatrists typically look for help with problems like memory loss, depression, difficulty coping with change, stress, dementia, anxiety and more. Older adults may also experience emotional distress after being diagnosed with a disease as well. Dr. Thielke helps patients after a comprehensive diagnostic exam so the root of their problems can be treated.
Education and Training
Univ of Wa Sch of Med, Seattle Wa 2001
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Geriatric Psychiatry
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Evaluating the serial migration of an existing required course to the World Wide Web.
- A confidential online grade posting system: student scores on the Internet.
- Pain limits the effectiveness of collaborative care for depression.
- Pain is not a benign symptom among older adults: comment on Blyth et al., "pain, frailty, and comorbidity in older men: The CHAMP study".
- How do health care providers perceive technologies for monitoring older adults?
- Prevalence, incidence, and persistence of major depressive symptoms in the Cardiovascular Health Study.
- An exploration of the impact of computerized patient documentation on clinical collaboration.
- Initial Steps toward Validating and Measuring the Quality of Computerized Provider Documentation.
- Do patient-perceived pros and cons of opioids predict sustained higher-dose use?
- Dyspnea and pain frequently co-occur among Medicare managed care recipients.
- Aligning health information technologies with effective service delivery models to improve chronic disease care.
- Trends in cigarette smoking and cessation among Medicare managed care recipients, 2005-2012.
- Validity of Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) scale in a sample of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans.
- A Prospective Study of Predictors of Long-term Opioid Use Among Patients With Chronic Noncancer Pain.
- Racial and ethnic differences in smoking changes after chronic disease diagnosis among middle-aged and older adults in the United States.
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