Jordan F. Karp, M.D. Dr. Karp's research has centered on geriatric psychiatry, with special emphasis on depression, persistent pain, cognitive impairment, and caregiver burden. He has studied somatic symptoms of depression, links between memory loss and comorbid anxiety disorder and depression, and outcomes of psychopharmacologic treatment of depression.

Positions

• Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
• Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA

Education

• M.D., 1998, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Relevant Publications

• Jarp JF, Meeks TW. Psychiatric aspects of nonpsychiatric disorders in older adults. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2009;17(4):265-268.
• Teh CF, Morone NE, Karp JF, et al. Pain interference impacts response to treatment for anxiety disorders. Depress Anxiety. 2009;26(3):222-228.
• Karp JF, Whyte EM, Lenze EJ, et al. Rescue pharmacotherapy with duloxetine for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor nonresponders in late-life depression: outcome and tolerability. J Clin Psychiatry. 2008;69(3):457-463.
• Karp J, Rudy T, Weiner DK. Persistent pain biases item response on the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS): preliminary evidence for validity of the GDS-PAIN. Pain Med. 2008;9(1):33-43.
• Saghafi R, Brown C, Butters MA, Cyranowski J, Dew MA, Frank E, Gildengers A, Karp JF, et al. Predicting 6-week treatment response to escitalopram pharmacotherapy in late-life major depressive disorder. Intl J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2007;22(11):1141-1146.