Episode 118: Managing Mental Health Problems with Parkinson’s Disease

Mary Hart Bryan, MD is an assistant professor in geriatric psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). She completed her medical degree at MUSC, psychiatry residency at UNC Chapel Hill where she also served as chief resident, and geriatric psychiatry fellowship at MUSC. She is board certified in geriatric psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). Dr. Bryan is the assistant director of the geriatric psychiatry fellowship and clinical director of the geriatric psychiatry outpatient clinic. She enjoys teaching residents and training fellows in the field of geriatric psychiatry. Dr. Bryan works in long term care facilities including skilled nursing, assisted living and memory care. She often treats patients in these settings who have movement disorders and overlying neuropsychiatric symptoms. She is part of the MUSC neurology interdisciplinary clinic which is a multidisciplinary team that evaluates patients with movement disorders. She often gives talks on mental health issues related to Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders at educational events. She is a member of the American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry.