Older Adult Related Content

Staff Profile: Shifali Singh, PhD

Shifali Singh, PhD, is a licensed clinical neuropsychologist and director of the Digital Neuropsychology and Brain Health Laboratory within the Advanced Bioinformatics and Computational Discovery Hub and Institute for Technology in Psychiatry at McLean Hospital. Her clinical research focuses on...

Staff Profile: Jennifer J. Holiman, MSN, APRN/CNP, PMHNP-BC

Jennifer J. Holiman, MSN, APRN/CNP, PMHNP-BC, is a board-certified psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner with a robust background in advanced practice and training. At McLean, she provides medication management and psychotherapy within the Geriatric Psychiatry Outpatient Services. She is...

Staff Profile: Nancy E. Lyga, RN, MSN, MBA

Nancy E. Lyga RN, MSN, MBA, joined McLean Hospital in 2023 as the nurse director for the Cognitive Neuropsychiatry Program. Throughout her career, Ms. Lyga has worked in diverse roles in nursing. She has held various nursing and hospital administrative positions in both academic teaching and...

Staff Profile: Allison Gregg, PhD

Allison Gregg, PhD, is a second-year post-doctoral clinical fellow in the Neuropsychology Department. Her clinical focus is providing outpatient and inpatient neuropsychological and psychodiagnostic assessments for adult patients, with particular focus on the interplay between psychiatric conditions...

Staff Profile: Murphy Harrell-Monty, PhD

Murphy Harrell-Monty, PhD, is a staff psychologist in McLean’s Neuropsychology Department. Her clinical interests range across the lifespan including assessment of problematic personality traits in young adulthood to neurodegenerative conditions in late life. Dr. Harrell-Monty’s research interests...

Staff Profile: Saeed A. Hashem, MD, MSc, CPH

Saeed A. Hashem, MD, MSc, CPH, earned his medical degree in 2010 from Ain Shams University in Egypt, where he also completed his first residency training in neurology and psychiatry and obtained his Master of Science in clinical neuroscience with a focus on neurodegenerative disorders. After serving...

Staff Profile: Ariel J. Warren, MSN, AGNP-BC

Ariel J. Warren, MSN, AGNP-BC, is a full-time adult-geriatric nurse practitioner in the McLean Hospital Division of Geriatric Psychiatry. Her work is focused on memory evaluations and follow-up dementia care at McLean’s memory clinic. She is also involved in research projects and as a sub...

Staff Profile: Jessenia Arias, PsyD

Jessenia Arias, PsyD, is a bilingual Spanish-speaking clinical neuropsychologist. Her clinical work focuses on neuropsychological and psychodiagnostic assessment in adult and geriatric patients. Her research interests include forensic neuropsychology and cross-cultural assessment. Dr. Arias is the...

Staff Profile: Marie Clouqueur, LICSW

Marie Clouqueur, LICSW, is a clinical social worker specializing in older adults and family work. She founded and leads the dementia support program in the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry. Her clinical work provides group and individual psychotherapy to improve caregiver resilience and to support...

Staff Profile: Ipsit Vahia, MD

Ipsit Vahia, MD, is a geriatric psychiatrist, clinician, and researcher. He is the chief of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and the Corrigan-Minehan Endowed Chair in Psychiatry at McLean Hospital. He is also director of the Technology and Aging Laboratory. His research focuses on the use of...

Older Adult Mental Health Treatment Services

McLean’s Older Adult Mental Health Treatment Services provide world-class care for adults ages 50 and older who are struggling with depression, anxiety, neurocognitive disorders, and related symptoms and conditions. Inpatient treatment options provide short-term stabilization for patients who are...

Older Adult Mental Health at McLean

World-class mental health care is just a phone call away. According to the World Health Organization, mental health and neurological disorders among older adults account for 6.6% of the total disability for this age group. Approximately 15% of adults aged 60 and over live with a mental health...