Psychiatry

Geriatric Psychiatry

Questions discussed in this category

What do you do if a patient with ADHD on dexamfetamine for many years develops Alzheimer's disease?

Do you switch to an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor or combine?

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What is your approach to addressing dementia-related agitation for patients living at home with family?

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What approach to antipsychotics do you take with patients with primary thought disorder (i.e. schizophrenia) who are now geriatric?

What would be the best treatment options to minimize long term impacts related to cognition?

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How do you treat a patient with moderate dementia who experiences a recurrence of depression?

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When do you select cholinesterase inhibitors vs NMDA-antagonist medications in patients with moderate Alzheimer’s dementia?

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What unique factors do you take into consideration for geriatric patients with a first lifetime episode depression?

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How do you counsel elderly patients who demonstrate mild cognitive impairment but do not meet the criteria for a neurocognitive disorder?

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How do you implement antipsychotics in the management of agitation in Alzheimer’s patients?

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How will your approach to screening and diagnosis of early dementia change given newly available therapies for early Alzheimer's disease?

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In what clinical situation would you consider using benzodiazepines in patients with dementia?

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How do you evaluate patients with suspected pseudo-dementia?

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Below what eGFR would you consider discontinuing lithium in a bipolar disorder patient with chronic kidney disease?

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Do you taper memantine after completion of 24 weeks of therapy?

There does not appear to be any guidance from the most recent published protocols on this topic. For individuals with dementia, recommendations call f...

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Papers discussed in this category

Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2022 Aug 15

The AHEAD 3-45 Study: Design of a prevention trial for Alzheimer's disease.

The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease, 2022

Blood Biomarkers from Research Use to Clinical Practice: What Must Be Done? A Report from the EU/US CTAD Task Force.

The American journal of psychiatry, 2022 Aug

Dementia Is More Than Memory Loss: Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia and Their Nonpharmacological and Pharmacological Management.

Psychiatry research, 2020 Dec 13

The Psychopharmacology Algorithm Project at the Harvard South Shore Program: An update on management of behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia.

Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England), 2018 Jan 17

Sequential drug treatment algorithm for agitation and aggression in Alzheimer's and mixed dementia.

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