A brief, four-page document covering evaluation and management of common clinical scenarios in older adults, including agitation, falls, insomnia, chest pain, abnormal vital signs, and review of pharmacologic interventions, was presented to first- and second-year psychiatry residents. The residents ...
Conclusion A geriatric decision support system for psychotropic medications increased the prescription of recommended doses, reduced the prescription of nonrecommended drugs, and was associated with fewer inpatient falls. Psychotropic medications have been implicated in a variety of adverse drug events (ADEs...
Thirty-day hospital readmission rate, reasons, and risk factors after acute inpatient cancer rehabilitation. Cancer Med. 2021;10(18):6199–206. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.4154. Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Lahue SC, Douglas VC, Kuo T, Conell CA, Liu VX, Josephson ...
In this session, we will provide an overview of how nursing home facilities and inpatient geriatric psychiatry units are adapting to changes and challenges to provide care for this vulnerable population. In the last 20 years, the number of elderly patients cared for in nursing homes has increased...
Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders in the Geriatric Psychiatry Inpatient: Acute Treatment, Detoxification, and WithdrawalAlcohol, benzodiazepines, and opioids are the most common substances responsible for intoxication, withdrawal, and dependence issues in geriatric psychiatry inpatients. Problems with other ...
Inventor BR, Henricks J, Rodman L, Imel J, Holemon L, Hernandez F. The impact of medical issues in inpatient geriatric psychiatry. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2005;26(1):23-46.Inventor, B. R., Henricks, J., Rodman, L., Imel, J., Holemon, L., & Hernandez, F. (2005). The ...
The inpatient geriatric psychiatry unit provides an environment in which these curricular domains coalesce in the overarching management of these individuals with complicated psychiatric, medical and social determinants. The scholarly question this project aims to address is how health systems science ...
Containment of a COVID-19 Outbreak in an Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry Unitdoi:10.1177/1078390320970653Cheri Constantino-ShorGolo RaniSvaya OlinCharity HolmesKeri NasenbenySAGE PublicationsSage CA: Los Angeles, CA
An essential component of inpatient geriatric psychiatry is an understanding of the legal frameworks set up to preserve autonomy, facilitate essential and ethical medical care, and protect vulnerable geriatric patients from exploitation. This chapter reviews the legal issues which can arise for geriatric ...
Poster Number: EI 24 - Falls and Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry: A Simple Solution to a Chronic and Difficult Problemdoi:10.1016/j.jagp.2016.01.089TamkeenKhurshidMelindaS.LantzElsevier Inc.The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry