Roca, Robert P., M.D., MPH

Associate Professor

Off Campus Address

Sheppard Pratt Health System
6501 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21285

Phone: 410-938-4320
Fax: 410-938-4322

E-mail: rroca@sheppardpratt.org

Administrative Assistant

Jill Sawyer
Email: jwalden@sheppardpratt.org

Education

Professional Interests

Mental health services for the elderly. Management of behavioral complications of dementing illness. Psychiatric disorders with the medically ill.

Selected Publications

Roca R, Spence R, Munster A: Post-traumatic adaptation and distress among burn survivors. American Journal of Psychiatry, 1992; 149:1234-1238.

Roca R: Determining decisional capacity: A medical perspective. Fordham Law Review, March, 1994; Vol LXII, No. 5, 1177-1196.

Roca RP, Wigley FM and White B: Depressive symptoms associated with scleroderma. Arthritis & Rheumatism, June 1996; Vol. 39, No. 6, 1035-1040.

Rabins PV, Black BS, Roca RP, German P, McGuire M, Robbins B, Rye R, Brant L: Effectiveness of a nurse-based outreach program for identifying and treating psychiatric illness in the elderly, Journal of the American Medical Association, June 7, 2000; Vol. 283, No. 21, 2802-2809.

Roca RP: Personality and personality disorders. In "Principles of Ambulatory Medicine, 6th edition"; Barker LR, Burton JR, and Zieve PH, eds.: Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003.