Geriatric Psychiatry Glossary

Persistent difficulty discarding possessions due to perceived need to save them, resulting in accumulation that compromi...

Visual or auditory hallucinations that occur during the transition from wakefulness to sleep.

Visual, auditory, or tactile hallucinations that occur during the transition from sleep to wakefulness, commonly experie...

Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, complex daily tasks requiring cognitive and physical abilities, often impaired...

Major depressive disorder first occurring in individuals aged 60 or older, often with distinct clinical features.

Neurodegenerative disorder characterized by abnormal protein deposits causing cognitive, motor, and visual symptoms.

Reduced verbal output and word-finding difficulties, often an early sign of neurodegenerative disease in elderly patient...

The degree to which a patient correctly follows prescribed medication regimens.

Systematic process of obtaining accurate medication histories and resolving discrepancies to prevent adverse drug events...

Reversible decline in cognitive function caused by medications, particularly common in older adults.

An acute confusional state caused by adverse medication effects, particularly common in elderly patients due to polyphar...

Movement disorder resembling Parkinson's disease caused by medications that block dopamine receptors, common in elderly...

Cognitive decline greater than expected for age but not severe enough to significantly interfere with daily functioning.

The co-occurrence of two or more types of dementia pathology in the same patient, most commonly Alzheimer's disease and...

Standardized cognitive screening tool used to assess mental status and detect cognitive impairment in elderly patients.

Montreal Cognitive Assessment, a brief cognitive screening tool more sensitive to mild cognitive impairment than traditi...

DSM-5-TR term for conditions characterized by cognitive decline from a previous level of functioning, replacing the term...

Standardized assessment tool measuring behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia patients.

Behavioral and psychological symptoms that arise from brain dysfunction, commonly seen in dementia and other neurologica...

Type of medication that blocks NMDA receptors to potentially slow cognitive decline in moderate to severe dementia.

Neuropsychiatric Inventory, a standardized assessment tool for measuring behavioral and psychological symptoms in dement...

Unexpected increase in agitation or confusion following administration of sedating medications in elderly patients.

Unexpected opposite response to medication, such as increased agitation from sedatives, particularly common in elderly p...

Late-onset paranoid psychosis occurring in elderly patients without significant cognitive decline or mood symptoms.