Geriatric Behavioral Health Case Presentations with Expert Panelists

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Purpose

Panelists will review several psychiatric cases in elderly patients, including psychosis, dementia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Target Audience

Healthcare professionals.

Objectives

Discuss differential diagnosis for psychotic symptoms in the elderly.
List reversible causes of dementia.
Describe challenges associated with use of antipsychotics in elderly patients with neurocognitive disorders.
Evaluate management of benzodiazepines in the geriatric population.
Identify treatment options for Lewy body dementia.
Recognize the role of the physical exam in mental health.

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Recording date: November 12, 2021
Date of original release: January 6, 2022
Most recent review/update: January 6, 2022
Termination date: January 5, 2025

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