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

GAP REPORT
The Psychiatric Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
GAP REPORT
Psychiatry and the Aged: An Introductory Approach
Members

Members: Warachal Faison, Helen Kyomen (chair), Robert Roca, Susan Lehmann, James Ellison, John Beyer, Kenneth Sakauye

Guests: Iqbal Ahmed, Sehba Hussain-Krautter