So important! Please read and spread the word. Alone and Confused: The Effects of Visitor Restrictions on Older Patients and Families blog.aarp.org/thinking-polic… HELP NIDUS Delirium Network @jasonkarlawish Paula Span

One of the remarkable things about this generation of medical students is their ability to shake off old stereotypes about specialties. The surge in interest among US allopathic med students in #psychiatry over the last decade has made it an increasingly competitive Match.

Anticholinergic drugs need to be avoided in old persons

How can anyone disagree with this? Louise Aronson Gary S. Moak, M.D Paul Summergrad, M.D. The pandemic shows the urgency of reforming care for the elderly economist.com/international/…

IDIOT syndrome is a delightful name

Pleased to participate in this important public education series about #aging and #mentalhealth sponsored by nami sung New Hampshire and Dartmouth Health | Inactive. Spoke about #anxiety today, #depression in 2 weeks.

It is beyond frustrating that 6 months into the pandemic, because of a lack of prioritization for PPE and testing, residents in LTCF’s are being forced to choose between death by COVID or death by isolation. This is NOT what it means to protect the elderly. ☹️😢🥺

This is concerning given the shortage of geriatric psychiatrists and mental health providers in the US. American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry @APAPsychiatric Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Preeti Malani Amanda Leggett Michigan Medicine still not here Michigan Public Health Nebraska Medicine University of Nebraska Medical Center Susan Lehmann, MD Art Walaszek #AskReuters

Agree. He may have lost a step in speed of processing but in a president you want thoughtful deliberative and wise decision making and he’s way ahead of the field in those cognitive domains

Great news - the United Nations General Assembly has declared 2021-2030 as the Decade of Healthy Ageing. Time for global action! And please all sign up to join the platform - see detail in the text mailchi.mp/decadeofhealth…

Register now for the 2021 Virtual American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Annual Meeting. March 15th-19th #geriatric mentalhealth # Alzheimer's dementia aagponline.org/index.php?src=…

Better mental health with aging #mentalhealth #geriatrics #depression goodmenproject.com/featured-conte…

📢T32 Postdoctoral Scholar Positions at McLean Hospital! Our training program is designed to ensure that postdoctoral trainees develop a sophisticated understanding of both #psychiatry and #neuroscience with specialized mentorship that covers both disciplines🧠. Please RT!

via The New York Times Regardless of the FDA‘s decision tomorrow, we need to think about the holistic care of people with dementia and support for their families. Thanks to all the research participants who volunteered sharing their stories with others. #Alzheimer nytimes.com/2021/06/05/hea…

Got promoted to Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Dartmouth. Not bad for someone who spent most of his career in private practice. Thanks to colleagues at Dartmouth and elsewhere around the country for all the support.

The journal's October special issue is now available open access. Guest edited by Dr. Kiran Rabheru

Saw “Cry Macho” a turkey of a movie (but the rooster playing Macho could win for best supporting critter). What makes this worth streaming is seeing 91-YO Clint Eastwood direct and star in it #successful #aging.

Read my short story, "Mercury Descending," in Issue 8 of #Réapparition Journal. reapparitionjournal.org It’s about an old man fighting the revocation of his #driver’s #license, and the #ageism of his younger neighbors and how their attitudes toward him change or fail to.