Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry   

Questions discussed in this category



Which genetic/other testing should be considered in an early-onset dementia work-up? 

What are your thoughts on the ethics of inpatient use of sedatives in these patients to help with agitation to “protect themselves from harm and...

How do you treat dangerous behavioral disturbances (aggression, nighttime wandering) in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)?

Do you avoid due to the increased risk of GI adverse events?

Benzodiazepines are not ideal in this population. Are there superior alternatives, perhaps antipsychotics, that are effective and superior?


Papers discussed in this category


Journal of psychiatric practice, 2018-11

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2019-05

Med Hypotheses, 2006 Nov 28

J Am Acad Dermatol, 2021 Apr 18

Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry,

Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 2008 Nov 17

Mov Disord Clin Pract, 2022 Oct 23

JAMA network open, 2022 Dec 01

International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2023 Jun 08

Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland), 2023 Nov 20

International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2023 May 07