Committee on Aging
The Committee focuses on the intersections between aging and psychiatry
ABOUT OUR COMMITTEE
During the pandemic, the Committee on Aging has remained actively connected virtually. We are working on a variety of projects related to mental health of our aging population and training of our healthcare providers. Most recent publication: "Raising the Bar on Geriatric Mental Health Competency Training" in Psychiatric Times December 3, 2020. Currently preparing virtual presentation for 2021 annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association: “General Session 1112–Disclosing the diagnosis of dementia (major neurocognitive disorder): the science, the art, and the ethics.”
OUR WORK
The Psychiatric Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
Psychiatry and the Aged: An Introductory Approach
Members: Warachal Faison, Helen Kyomen (chair), Robert Roca, Susan Lehmann, James Ellison, John Beyer, Kenneth Sakauye
Guests: Iqbal Ahmed, Sehba Hussain-Krautter