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1975, PhD, Psychology, Adult Development and Aging, University of Southern California Donna Cohen is a Professor in the Department of Aging and Mental Health at the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute. Dr. Cohen is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Mental Health and Aging. As chairperson for the Department from 1992-1997, she was instrumental in establishing the Ph.D. in Aging Studies, the first interdisciplinary program of its kind in the world and was also Founding Director of the USF Institute on Aging. She is internationally known for her work concerning Alzheimer's Disease, family caregiving, and long-term care, and she is the leading authority on homicide-suicide, assisted suicide, and homicide in the aged. Recent publications include: (Full Curriculum Vita) Cohen D. (2001). Behind the looking glass, guest editorial. Geriatric Times, 2(6), 3. Cohen D. (2000). Caregiver stress increases the risk of homicide-suicide. Geriatric Times, 1(4), 25-26. Cohen D. (2000). Caregivers for persons with Alzheimer’s disease. Current Psychiatric Reports, 2(1), 32-39. Cohen D. (2000). Homicide-suicide in older persons. Psychiatric Times , 27(1), 49-52. Cohen D. (2001). Living in the aftermath of September 11. Journal of Mental Health and Aging, 7(4), 383-384. Cohen D. (2000). An update on homicide-suicide in older persons: 1995-2000. Journal of Mental Health and Aging, 6(3), 195-199. Cohen D., & Eisdorfer, C. (2001). The loss of self: A family resource for Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders 2nd ed., ). New York, NY: W.W. Norton. Cohen D., & Eisdorfer, C. (2001). Wanted: A new look at nursing homes in America. Journal of Mental Health and Aging, 7(3), 299-300. Cohen D., & Grabert, B. (2001). The elusive concept of mercy killing. Journal of Mental Health and Aging, 7(2), 203-205. Cohen, D., & Malphurs, J. (2000). Antecedents of homicide-suicide and suicide in older married men. SEIC Current Awareness Bulletin (American Association of Suicidology), 26(3), 16-18. Malphurs, J. E., & Cohen, D. (2002). A newspaper surveillance study of homicide-suicide in the United States. American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 23(2), 142-148. Malphurs, J. E., Eisdorfer, C., & Cohen, D. (2001). A comparison of antecedents of homicide-suicide and suicide in older married men. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 9(1), 49-57. Roscoe, L., Malphurs, J., Dragovic, L., & Cohen, D. (2000). A comparison of characteristics of Kervorkian euthanasia cases and physician-assisted suicides in Oregon. The Gerontologist, 41, 439-446. Roscoe, L., Malphurs, J., Dragovic, L., & Cohen, D. (2000). Dr. Jack Kevorkian and cases of euthanasia in Oakland County, Michigan, 1990-1998, Letter to the Editor. New England Journal of Medicine, 343(23), 1735-1736. Roscoe, L., Malphurs, J., Dragovic, L., & Cohen, D. (2000). Drs. Roscoe, Malphurs, Dragovic, and Cohen reply to responses to "A comparison of characteristics of Kervorkian euthanasia cases and physician-assisted suicides in Oregon". The Gerontologist, 41(6), 829-830. Roscoe, L. A., Malphurs, J. E., Dragovic, L. J., & Cohen, D. (2001). A comparison of characteristics of Kevorkian euthanasia cases and physician-assisted suicides in Oregon. The Gerontologist, 41(4), 439-446. Research/Community activities include: Lethal Violence Across the Lifespan (PI) Potentially Dangerous Residents in Long Term Care in the United States (PI) Contact Information: |
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