108th Congress

Senate Special Committee on Aging Holds Hearing on Mental Health, Depression and Suicide in the Elderly

On July 28, 2003, the Senate Special Committee on Aging (Senator Larry Craig [R-ID], Chairman) held a hearing entitled, "Senior Depression: Life-Saving Mental Health Treatments for Older Americans." Jane Pearson, Associate Director for Preventive Interventions and Chair of the Suicide Research Consortium, NIMH, testified.

Hearing Summary: Senior Depression: Life-Saving Mental Health Treatments for Older Americans

Testimony: Jane L. Pearson, Ph.D., Associate Director for Preventive Interventions and Chair, NIMH Suicide Research Consortium, National Institute of Mental Health