Helen H. Kyomen, MD, MS

How can you communicate the diagnosis in a way that relieves suffering and helps patients and their caregivers prepare for the future?

The authors make the case for national education mandates from accreditation organizations and congressional support to require enhanced education of all clinicians who care for older adults.

Agitation in older adults is frequently associated with multiple psychiatric and medical conditions and comorbidities. It commonly occurs in patients with anxiety, affective illness, psychosis, dementia, stroke, brain injury, delirium, or pain.