Article Title

Psychiatric Consultation for the Demented Elderly

Authors

Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, M.D., Cornell University Medical Center, New York Hospital, New York

Abstract

Psychiatric consultations for the demented elderly are often required and requested by the Medical service. With the rise in the number of demented elderly being housed in acute care hospitals, the need.for these consultations is increasing. In this paper, the author presents a case and discusses the role of the consultant in (1) diagnostics, (2) therapeutics, (3) assessment of involuntary vs. voluntary placement in an institution, (4) medical staff education, (5) family education, and (6) the management of evoked feelings and countertransference among the medical and nursing staff.

Recommended Citation

Rosenberg, M.D., Kenneth Paul (1991) "Psychiatric Consultation for the Demented Elderly," Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry: Vol. 9: Iss. 2, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29046/JJP.009.2.004
Available at: https://jdc.jefferson.edu/jeffjpsychiatry/vol9/iss2/7