Dr. Jeffrey M Lyness M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
601 Elmwood Ave Box 656 Rochester NY, 14642Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Jeffrey Lyness is a psychiatrist practicing in Rochester, NY. Dr. Lyness is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Lyness diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Lyness may treat patients through a variety of methods including medications, psychotherapy or talk therapy, psychosocial interventions and more, depending on each individual case. Different medications that a psychiatrist might prescribe include antidepressants, antipsychotic mediations, mood stabilizers, stimulants, sedatives and hypnotics. Dr. Lyness treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Univ of Rochester Sch of Med & Dentistry, Rochester Ny 1986
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1986
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Geriatric Psychiatry
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Minor depression. Diagnosis and management in primary care.
- The cerebrovascular model of depression in late life.
- Treatment of depressive conditions in later life: real-world light for dark (or dim) tunnels.
- End-of-life care: issues relevant to the geriatric psychiatrist.
- Suicide attempts in elderly psychiatric inpatients.
- Bereavement in late life: risk factors for complicated bereavement.
- Depression, perceived family criticism, and functional status among older, primary-care patients.
- Does the geriatric depression scale (GDS) distinguish between older adults with high versus low levels of suicidal ideation?
- Primary care physician office visits for depression by older Americans.
- Treatments for later-life depressive conditions: a meta-analytic comparison of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy.
- Personality and perceived health in older adults: the five factor model in primary care.
- Personality and medical illness burden among older adults in primary care.
- Do cerebrovascular risk factors confer risk for suicide in later life? A case-control study.
- Positive affect and suicide ideation in older adult primary care patients.
- Effects of psychotherapy and other behavioral interventions on clinically depressed older adults: a meta-analysis.
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University of Rochester Medical Center
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