Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders Among Older Adults

Rajesh R. Tampi, MD, MS, DFAPA, DFAAGPProfessor and ChairmanBhatia Endowed Chair in PsychiatryCreighton University School of MedicineDepartment of PsychiatryNew Haven, Connecticut, USADr. Tampi is the Professor and Chairman, Bhatia Endowed Chair in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry at Creighton University School of Medicine and Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) Behavioral Health Services, Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Tampi maintains his appointment as an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. He is a Past President of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP). Dr. Tampi has also over 200 publications in psychiatry and geriatric psychiatry. In addition, he in an editor of 10 books in psychiatry and geriatric psychiatry.Deena J. Tampi, MSN, MBA-HCA, RN, DFAAGP Co-Founder and Managing PrincipalBehavioral Health Advisory GroupPrinceton, New Jersey, USAMs. Tampi is the Co-Founder and Managing Principal, Behavioral Health Advisory Group, Princeton, New Jersey. Ms. Tampi is on the Board of Directors for the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. In addition, she is the Chairperson of the Membership Committee for the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. Ms. Tampi has over 50 publications in psychiatry and geriatric psychiatry. In addition, she in an editor of 5 books in psychiatry and geriatric psychiatry.

• ​Section I. Neurocognitive disorders.- 1. Major Neurocognitive Disorders due to Alzheimer’s Disease.-2. Major Neurocognitive Disorder due to Vascular Disease.-3. Major Neurocognitive Disorders due to Lewy Body Disease.-4. Major Neurocognitive Disorders due to Frontotemporal Disease.-5. Major Neurocognitive Disorders due to Parkinson’s Disease.-6. Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Major Neurocognitive Disorders.-7. Mild Neurocognitive Disorders.-8. DELIRIUM.-Section II. Depressive disorders and bipolar and related disorders.- 9. Depressive Disorders.-10. Bipolar Disorders.-Section III. Sleep-wake disorders.-11. Insomnia.-12. Restless Leg Syndrome/ Willis–Ekbom disease.-Section IV. Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders.-13. Schizophrenia.-14. Schizoaffective Disorder.-Section V. Substance-related and addictive disorders.-15. Alcohol Use Disorder.-16. Nicotine Use Disorder.-17. Cannabis Use Disorder.-18. Substance-related and addictive disorders.-19. Opioid Use Disorder.-20. Benzodiazepine Use Disorder.-Section VI. Anxiety disorders and obsessive- compulsive and related disorders.-21. Generalized Anxiety Disorder.-22. Panic Disorder.-23. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Hoarding Disorder.-Section VII. Trauma and Stress Related Disorders.-24. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.