Session 3 of Serious Mental Illness in Focus: Specialized Topics for Practitioners, Jan. 30-April 24, 2025.
Registration details TBD
Speaker Samantha Day, D.S.W., LCSW, will explore severe mental illness (SMI) in older adults, emphasizing the critical distinctions between dementia, delirium and depression. The session discusses the diagnostic criteria, clinical features and challenges in accurately differentiating these conditions, considering their overlapping symptoms and prevalence in the elderly population. The presentation underscores the importance of thorough assessment and targeted interventions tailored to each condition to optimize person-centered care and improve health and wellness outcomes.
Participants will:
Review the critical distinctions between dementia, delirium and depression.
Discuss the diagnostic criteria, clinical features and challenges in accurately differentiating these conditions, considering their overlapping symptoms and prevalence in the elderly population.
Evaluate targeted interventions for each mentioned condition that optimize person-centered care.