Dr. Eric J Lenze MD
Geriatric Psychiatrist | Geriatric Psychiatry
24 S Kingshighway Blvd Saint Louis MO, 63108About
Dr. Eric Lenze is a geriatric psychiatrist practicing in Saint Louis, MO. Dr. Lenze 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. Lenze helps patients after a comprehensive diagnostic exam so the root of their problems can be treated.
Education and Training
Washington University In St Louis School of Medicine,St Louis, Mo, United States 1998
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine 1994
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Physician office visits of adults for anxiety disorders in the United States, 1985-1998.
- Comorbidity of depression and anxiety in the elderly.
- Effect of rehabilitation site on functional recovery after hip fracture.
- Predictors of adequacy of depression management in the primary care setting.
- Influence of rehabilitation site on hip fracture recovery in community-dwelling subjects at 6-month follow-up.
- Cognitive impairment in late-life generalized anxiety disorder.
- Stroke-related knowledge and health behaviors among poststroke patients in inpatient rehabilitation.
- Association of serotonin-1A and 2A receptor promoter polymorphisms with depressive symptoms and functional recovery in elderly persons after hip fracture.
- Do clinical rehabilitation education programs really improve stroke-related knowledge?
- Salivary cortisol is associated with diagnosis and severity of late-life generalized anxiety disorder.
- Bringing the bedside to the bench, and then to the community: a prospectus for intervention research in late-life anxiety disorders.
- Generalized anxiety disorder severity scale validation in older adults.
- Aripiprazole prescribing patterns and side effects in elderly psychiatric inpatients.
- The burden of late-life generalized anxiety disorder: effects on disability, health-related quality of life, and healthcare utilization.
- Cognitive and affective predictors of rehabilitation participation after stroke.
Clinical Trials
- Remediation of Age-related Cognitive Decline: Vortioxetine and Cognitive Training
- Optimizing Outcomes of Treatment-Resistant Depression in Older Adults
- Cognitive Recovery After Electroconvulsive Therapy and General Anesthesia
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Health Education and Exercise
- Treatment Resistant Depression (Pilot)
Awards
- 2005-2013 Listed in Best Doctors in America (Best Doctors Inc.)
Treatments
- Bipolar Disorder
- Anxiety
Fellowships
- Clinical Fellowship: Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1999
- Research Fellowship: Intervention Research Center for Late-Life Mood Disorders, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2001
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