Lissy Feingold Jarvik, MD — research, psychiatry
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As a pioneer in the field of neuropsychogeriatrics, Dr. Lissy Feingold Jarvik (b. 1924) was one of the first physicians to demonstrate that mental decline was not a part of the normal aging process. Her studies have focused on the mental changes that occur in both healthy and physically impaired people as they age. She also established the first inpatient psychogeriatric unit at the University of California, Los Angeles, and established the first such unit within the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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