Julia Cromwell, MD

Clinical Update

Medical Mimics in Geriatric Psychiatry

July 11, 2023

Julia Cromwell, MD and Miranda Tsang

Miranda Tsang. MD candidate 2024, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.

Julia Cromwell, MD. Medical Director, Senior Adult Psychiatry Unit, Salem Hospital, Salem, MA.

Ms. Tsang and Dr. Cromwell have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Medical illnesses can present with psychiatric symptoms— there are a few clinicians can’t afford to miss.

Clinical Update

Screening Tools, Assessment, and Brief Interventions for Substance Use Disorders in Older Adults

May 9, 2023

Julia Cromwell, MD

Julia Cromwell, MD. Inpatient geriatric psychiatrist, Mass General Brigham Salem Hospital, Salem, MA.

Dr. Cromwell has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

How do you choose a screening tool for substance use disorders in older adults, and what do you do when a patient screens positive? We discuss common screening tools, assessments, and interventions based on an older adult’s risk level.

Clinical Update

Mania in Older Adults

January 31, 2023

Julia Cromwell, MD

Julia Cromwell, MD. Inpatient geriatric psychiatrist, Mass General Brigham Salem Hospital. Salem, MA. Dr. Cromwell has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

In older adults, mania is more likely to be secondary to a medication or due to a neurological or
medical illness. We provide a mnemonic to help systematically think through the most likely
causes of secondary mania, which can help guide our workup.

How to Identify and Treat Apathy and Late-Life Depression

October 1, 2022

Rehan Aziz, MD and Julia Cromwell, MD

Rehan Aziz, MD. associate program director, geriatric psychiatry fellowship program, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; associate professor of psychiatry and neurology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Nutley, NJ. Julia Cromwell, MD. Inpatient geriatric psychiatrist, Mass General Brigham Salem Hospital, Salem, MA. Dr. Aziz and Dr. Cromwell, authors of this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

We provide tips on distinguishing between apathy and depression, as well as recommendations on how to manage these disorders.