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Confusion and Delirium: Psychiatric Evaluation for Consult Liaison Clinicians

December 1, 2023

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The terms “confusion,” “delirium,” “encephalopathy,” and “altered mental status (AMS)” are often used interchangeably when describing a patient who has undergone a rapid cognitive change and is unable to think and concentrate normally.

Capacity Evaluation

October 31, 2023

Rehan Aziz, MD

Rehan Aziz, MD. Associate program director, geriatric psychiatry fellowship program, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ; associate professor of psychiatry and neurology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Nutley, NJ.

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

A patient’s decision-making capacity is not an all-or-nothing phenomenon. Here we review its four components and how to individualize your assessment based on a patient’s unique situation.

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.