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Clinical Update

Safe Driving for Older Adults

October 31, 2023

Francisco Covino-Deaso, MSN, CNP, PMHNP-BC and Jennifer Holiman, MSN, CNP, PMHNP-BC

Francisco Covino-Deaso, MSN, CNP, PMHNP-BC. Psychiatric nurse practitioner, Partial Program (PHP) at HRI Hospital, Brookline, MA.

Jennifer Holiman, MSN, CNP, PMHNP-BC. Psychiatric nurse practitioner, geriatric psychiatry outpatient program and geriatric psychiatry research program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA.

Mr. Covino-Deaso and Ms. Holiman have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Understanding when patients are no longer safe to drive is no easy task. We’ll show you how to estimate driving abilities from your clinic, and what to do when you’re concerned.

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.

Expert Q&A

New-Onset Bipolar Disorder in Older Adults

January 31, 2023

Susan Lehmann, MD

CGPR_JanFebMar 2023_LehmanQA_headshot.jpg Susan Lehmann, MD. Patricia B. and William T. Bright Professor in Mental Wellness. Clinical director, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry; director, geriatric psychiatry clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Baltimore, MD. Dr. Lehmann has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

If an older adult has a first episode of mania, how do we differentiate bipolar disorder from other causes? Dr. Lehmann provides us with an overview of the course of the illness over a patient’s lifespan with helpful considerations in approaching the differential diagnosis.

Clinical Update

Mood Stabilizers for Bipolar Disorder in Older Adults: Special Considerations

January 30, 2023

Rehan Aziz, MD.

Rehan Aziz, MD. Associate professor of psychiaitry and neurology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. New Brunswick, NJ. Dr. Aziz has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

We evaluate the usage, risks, and dosing of mood stabilizers to help clinicians optimize their choice of treatment.