Torie Gettinger

Torie Gettinger

Instructor in Psychiatry

Education & Training


  • PhD: Social Work: Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, 2022
  • Master of Social Work (MSW): Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, 2009
  • Bachelor of Science in Social Work: Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, 2008

Research Interests


treatment resistant depression, anxiety, and cognitive decline in older adults

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Key Publications


    • Gettinger, T.R.. (2020) Palliative Care: A Guide for Health Social Workers, Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 63:4, 374-376, DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2019.1689214
    • Fiala, M. A., Gettinger, T.R., Wallace, C. L., Vij, R., Wildes, T. M. (2020). Cost differential associated with Hospice use among older patients with multiple myeloma. Journal of Geriatric Oncology, 11(1), 88-92. DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2019.06.010
      Read publication »Cost Differential Associated with Hospice Use among Older Patients with Multiple Myeloma
    • Gettinger, T.R., Wallace, C.L. (2019). Acute Care. In: Gu, D., Dupre, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_875-1