Geriatric Psychiatry. 4 Credit Hours

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This courses teaches student how to manage the developmental, psychological, and neurodegenerative changes associated with aging. Students rotate through academic geriatric psychiatry clinics that treat elders with mood, anxiety, thought, and cognitive disorders. Students rotate through VA memory clinics where they learn how to administer, score, and interpret psychometric assessments and how to treat and prevent cognitive decline. Prerequisites: Psychiatry Clerkship.