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Identifying and Addressing Ageism in Psychiatric Practice

July 1, 2024
A. Mark Clarfield, MD, FRCPC
From The Carlat Geriatric Psychiatry Report
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A. Mark Clarfield, MD, FRCPC.

Professor emeritus; Director, Centre for Global Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva; Chairman, National Council on Geriatrics Israel.

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

Addressing ageism can improve a patient’s sense of self and independence. Dr. Clarfield provides practical suggestions.


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Ethical Principles and Capacity Assessment in Dementia Care

April 1, 2024
Paul Appelbaum, MD
From The Carlat Geriatric Psychiatry Report
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Dollard Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine, & Law; Director, Center for Law, Ethics, and Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY. Co-author of Assessing Competence to Consent to Treatment (Oxford University Press; 1998).

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

Dr. Appelbaum provides suggestions on adapting a capacity assessment for people with dementia. 



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Clinical Update

Navigating Ethical Challenges in Geriatric Psychiatry

April 1, 2024
Meera Balasubramaniam, MD
From The Carlat Geriatric Psychiatry Report
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Meera Balasubramaniam, MD. Associate Medical Director, Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health, Hamilton, NJ.

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

Treatment of older adults comes with specific ethical challenges. Here we show you how to evaluate an older adult’s capacity to live independently, manage their finances, and drive safely. We also discuss advance healthcare planning and how to spot elder abuse.


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Clinical Update

Capacity Evaluation

October 31, 2023
Rehan Aziz, MD
From The Carlat Geriatric Psychiatry Report
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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.



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Responding to Sexual Activity on the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit

March 23, 2022
Husna Najand, MD.
From The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report
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Husna Najand, MD. Olive View—UCLA Psychiatry Residency Program. Dr. Najand has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
The unit staff inform you that two patients on the unit are engaging in sexual activity. What do you do next? Dr Najand reviews guidelines for managing sexual incidents, both consensual and nonconsensual.
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A Primer for Psychiatrists on Court Hearings

January 7, 2022
Ashley H. VanDercar, MD, JD.
From The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report
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Ashley H. VanDercar, MD, JDAshley H. VanDercar, MD, JD.
Psychiatrist, Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare, Northfield, OH.

Dr. VanDercar has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Dr. VanDercar draws from her backgrounds in both law and psychiatry to educate us about testifying in court hearings.
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Decisional Capacity

May 21, 2021
Erick Cheung, MD
From The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report
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Erick Cheung, MDErick Cheung, MD

Associate Medical Director, UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital. Chief Quality Officer, Department of Psychiatry, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Cheung has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity. 


Patients sometimes refuse necessary, even lifesaving, treatments. How do we know they are making informed and reasonable decisions? Dr. Cheung summarizes key points in evaluating patients’ decisional capacity.
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Capacity Assessment in Pregnant Patients

May 21, 2021
Saba Syed, MD
From The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report
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Saba Syed, MD Director of Consultation and Liaison Psychiatry, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. Clinical Professor, UCLA. Bioethics Committee Chair, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. Consultation-Liaison, Olive View Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Syed has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Imagine working with a pregnant, mentally ill woman who refuses critical obstetric interventions. Dr. Syed walks us through the steps to determine if these patients lack decisional capacity and explains how we can arrange for surrogate decision-makers.
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