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Overview

Ira R. Katz is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology and medicine, with a notable emphasis on clinical psychology, social psychology, psychiatry and mental health, general health professions, and health.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including:

  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Health Disparities and Outcomes

Publications by Ira R. Katz have appeared in multiple venues with frequent contributions to:

  • Psychiatry Research
  • Psychiatric Services
  • JAMA Psychiatry
  • JAMA Network Open
  • Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Among recent papers authored by Ira R. Katz are:

  • Lithium Treatment in the Prevention of Repeat Suicide-Related Outcomes in Veterans With Major Depression or Bipolar Disorder, 2021, JAMA Psychiatry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Katz include:

  • Rani A. Hoff (11 collaborations)
  • Sandra G. Resnick (9 collaborations)
  • John F. McCarthy (8 collaborations)
  • Jodie Trafton (8 collaborations)
  • Benjamin R. Szymanski (8 collaborations)

Best Publications

  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Late Life: Consensus Statement Update

    Barry D. Lebowitz;Jane L. Pearson;Lon S. Schneider;Charles F. Reynolds

  • Validation of the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale in a geriatric residential population

    Patricia A. Parmelee;Paul D. Thuras;Ira R. Katz;M. Powell Lawton

  • Comparison of risperidone and placebo for psychosis and behavioral disturbances associated with dementia: a randomized, double-blind trial. Risperidone Study Group.

    Ira R. Katz;Dilip V. Jeste;Jacobo E. Mintzer;Christopher Clyde

  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Late Life

    Arnold J. Friedhoff;James Ballenger;Alan S. Bellack;William T. Carpenter

  • Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance consensus statement on the unmet needs in diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders in late life.

    Dennis S. Charney;Charles F. Reynolds;Lydia Lewis;Barry D. Lebowitz

  • Depression among institutionalized aged: assessment and prevalence estimation.

    P A Parmelee;I R Katz;M P Lawton

  • The relation of pain to depression among institutionalized aged.

    Patricia A. Parmelee;Ira R. Katz;M. Powell Lawton

  • Pain complaints and cognitive status among elderly institution residents

    Patricia A. Parmelee;Buster Smithy;Ira R. Katz

  • Provisional diagnostic criteria for depression of Alzheimer disease.

    Jason T. Olin;Lon S. Schneider;Ira R. Katz;Barnett S. Meyers

  • Effect of Psychiatric and Other Nonmotor Symptoms on Disability in Parkinson's Disease

    Daniel Weintraub;Paul J. Moberg;John E. Duda;Ira R. Katz

  • A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the efficacy and safety of donepezil in patients with Alzheimer's disease in the nursing home setting.

    Pierre N. Tariot;Jeffrey L. Cummings;Ira R. Katz;Jacobo Mintzer

  • The psychiatric symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.

    Arnold E. Merriam;Miriam K. Aronson;Patricia Gaston;Su-Ling Wey

  • Provisional diagnostic criteria for depression of Alzheimer disease: rationale and background.

    Jason T. Olin;Ira R. Katz;Barnett S. Meyers;Lon S. Schneider

  • Reducing Suicidal Ideation and Depression in Older Primary Care Patients: 24-Month Outcomes of the PROSPECT Study

    George S. Alexopoulos;Charles F. Reynolds;Martha L. Bruce;Ira R. Katz

  • Outcomes of minor and subsyndromal depression among elderly patients in primary care settings.

    Jeffrey M. Lyness;Moonseong Heo;Catherine J. Datto;Thomas R. Ten Have

  • Test characteristics of the 15-item geriatric depression scale and Hamilton depression rating scale in Parkinson disease.

    Daniel Weintraub;Katherine A. Oehlberg;Ira R. Katz;Ira R. Katz;Matthew B. Stern

  • Lack of efficacy of estradiol for depression in postmenopausal women: a randomized, controlled trial.

    Mary F Morrison;Michael J Kallan;Thomas Ten Have;Ira Katz

  • Psychometric properties of the Geriatric Depression Scale among the institutionalized aged.

    Patricia A. Parmelee;M. Powell Lawton;Ira R. Katz

  • Identification of Medications That Cause Cognitive Impairment in Older People: The Case of Oxybutynin Chloride

    Ira R. Katz;Laura Prouty Sands;Warren Bilker;Suzanne DiFilippo

  • National Institute of Mental Health Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness (CATIE): Alzheimer Disease Trial Methodology

    Lon S. Schneider;Pierre N. Tariot;Constantine G. Lyketsos;Karen S. Dagerman

Frequent Co-Authors

David W. Oslin
David W. Oslin University of Pennsylvania
Patricia A. Parmelee
Patricia A. Parmelee University of Alabama
John F. McCarthy
John F. McCarthy University of Michigan Medical School
George S. Alexopoulos
George S. Alexopoulos Cornell University
Charles F. Reynolds
Charles F. Reynolds University of Pittsburgh
Lon S. Schneider
Lon S. Schneider University of Southern California
Daniel Weintraub
Daniel Weintraub University of Pennsylvania
Robert M. Bossarte
Robert M. Bossarte West Virginia University
Dilip V. Jeste
Dilip V. Jeste University of California, San Diego
Matthew B. Stern
Matthew B. Stern University of Pennsylvania

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