May 7th 2024
Advocating for the human rights of your older patients is an important part of clinical geriatric psychiatry. Learn more in this APA Annual Meeting session!
Understanding and Managing Agitation Associated with Dementia
December 27th 2019Agitation can worsen function, pose safety concerns, and increase caregiver stress. It can be both confusing and frustrating to understand and manage these behaviors, but there are several approaches that can make all the difference.
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Management of Age-Related Cognitive Decline
December 7th 2019Patients with a family history of Alzheimer disease worry that normal aging symptoms are the initial indication of a progressive cognitive impairment that they have observed in their relatives. A variety of interventions are discussed.
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Caution: 7 Medications That May Increase Falls in Your Older Patient
September 26th 2019Although not a DSM diagnosis, fear of falling is recognized as a common source of functional impairment and distress. The author presents 7 commonly prescribed medication categories that may increase fall risk in older adults.
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Multidisciplinary Team Explores Link Between Asthma and Depression
August 16th 2019In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Montefiore Health System, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine are working together to examine the link between depression and asthma in older adults.
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