Date of Issue: 07/01/2022 | Volume: 1 | Number: 5&6
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Dr. Tampi helps us think through the differential diagnosis of personality changes in late life, and Dr. Ajilore offers insights into when we should consider imaging in psychiatric disorders. We also review how to differentiate among the 3 Ds (dementia, delirium, depression) and how to manage delirium in older adults.
Date of Issue: 04/01/2022 | Volume: 1 | Number: 3&4
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Dr. Meyen shares tips on how to deprescribe anti-anxiety medications, while Dr. Aiken focuses on the appropriate use of benzodiazepines in older adults. Dr. Lisanby provides updates on a variety of neuromodulation techniques including MST, VNS, DBS, TDCS and theta burst stimulation. We also review the assessment and treatment of PTSD in older adults.
Welcome to the inaugural issue of The Carlat Geriatric Psychiatry Report—our fifth CME newsletter. You’ve been asking for a source of unbiased reporting on geriatric psychiatry, and we’ve finally created one. We hope you’ll find it useful. Three years ago,...
It’s our pleasure to introduce Stephanie Collier, MD, MPH, as the editor-in-chief of CGPR. Dr. Collier is the director of education in the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry at McLean Hospital and an instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr....
The expanding population of older adults has created a need for all clinicians to participate in their care. Interviewing techniques require adaptation in older adults, such as accounting for hearing or vision impairment and speaking slowly and clearly. This article...
There are several types of dementia, and each has a different prognosis and treatment course. In this article I’ll outline my approach for distinguishing between the most common varieties—Alzheimer’s, vascular, Lewy body, and frontotemporal. In addition, I’ll cover how to...