Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry   

Would you consider the risk of masking autonomic signs of alcohol withdrawal with clonidine different from beta-blockers?

When do you determine SSRI therapy is unsafe to pursue in such situations?

Many institutions have been using droperidol in place of haloperidol due to drug shortages.

Which genetic/other testing should be considered in an early-onset dementia work-up? 

If so, what is the recommended maximum dose of clozapine for PD patients? 

What are your thoughts on the ethics of inpatient use of sedatives in these patients to help with agitation to “protect themselves from harm and...

How do you treat dangerous behavioral disturbances (aggression, nighttime wandering) in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)?

What testing do you typically proceed with?

Do you avoid due to the increased risk of GI adverse events?

Benzodiazepines are not ideal in this population. Are there superior alternatives, perhaps antipsychotics, that are effective and superior?