David C. Steffens, MD, MHS
Division Head, Geriatric Psychiatry
Vice Chair of Education, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Psychiatry / Geriatric Psychiatry
- Medicine / General Internal Medicine
Address
DUMC 3903
Durham, NC 27710
Appointment Telephone
919-684-3746
Office Telephone
919-684-3746
Fax Telephone
919-681-7668
- MD, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, 1988
- Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, 1992
- MHS, Duke University Medical Center, 2000
Clinical Interests
Affective and cognitive disorders in the elderly
Research Interests
Geriatric Affective Disorders
Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
Alzheimer's Disease
ECT
This physician (or a member of their immediate family) has a working relationship (i.e. consulting, research, and/or educational services) with the companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.
- American Psychiatric Press, Inc
Representative Publications
Breitner JCS, Welsh KA, Gau BA, McDonald WM, Steffens DC, Saunders AM, Magruder KM, Helms MJ, Plasman BL, Folstein MF, Brandt J, Robinette CD, Page WF. Alzheimer's disease in the National Academy of Science-National Research Council registry of aging twin veterans. III. Detection of cases, longitudinal results, and observations on twin concordance. Arch Neurol 1995;52:763-771.
(1995)
Steffens DC, Krystal AD, Sibert TE, Moore SD, Weiner RD. Cost Effectiveness of Maintenance ECT. Convulsive Ther 1995;11:283-284 (letter).
(1995)
Steffens DC, Tupler LA, Krishnan KRR. The neurostructural/neurofunctional basis of depression/mania. Current Opinion in Psychiatry 1993;6:22-26.
(1993)
Steffens DC, Burke JR, Welsh KA, Helms MJ, Folstein MF, Brandt J, McDonald WM, Breitner JCS. Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in epidemiologic studies by staged review of clinical data (in press).
