Geriatric Psychiatry Glossary

Visual hallucinations occurring in individuals with significant vision loss, typically in elderly patients with eye dise...

Class of medications that block the breakdown of acetylcholine to improve cognitive function in dementia patients.

Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory, a standardized tool for measuring agitated behaviors in dementia patients.

Structured therapeutic approach addressing sleep difficulties in older adults through behavioral and cognitive intervent...

Unpredictable variations in cognitive performance and alertness, particularly characteristic of Lewy body dementia.

Significant variations in attention, alertness, and cognitive performance over hours or days, characteristic of certain...

Individual differences in susceptibility to age-related brain changes, allowing some people to maintain function despite...

Structured group intervention designed to enhance cognitive and social functioning in mild to moderate dementia.

False or fabricated memories presented as fact by patients with memory disorders, typically without intent to deceive.

Acute confusional state characterized by rapid onset of altered consciousness, attention deficits, and cognitive fluctua...

Systematic process of reducing or discontinuing inappropriate medications to minimize harm in older adults.

Loss of behavioral and social restraints resulting in inappropriate or impulsive actions, particularly in frontotemporal...

Systematic assessment process to identify signs of physical, emotional, financial, or neglectful harm in older adults.

Intentional or neglectful acts by caregivers or trusted individuals that cause harm or distress to older adults.

Impairment in higher-order cognitive functions affecting planning, decision-making, and behavioral control, commonly see...

Persistent attempts by dementia patients to leave their current environment, often related to confusion about location o...

Movement disorders caused by dysfunction of the extrapyramidal motor system, often due to antipsychotic medications.

Functional Assessment Staging Tool that measures progressive functional decline in dementia patients through seven stage...

Group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by progressive deterioration of the frontal and temporal lobes.

Seven-stage system for measuring functional decline in dementia from normal aging through severe impairment.

Numeric scale used to assess overall psychological, social, and occupational functioning in psychiatric patients.

Global Deterioration Scale that stages cognitive decline from normal cognition through severe dementia in seven levels.

Medical specialty focusing on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders in older adults.

False beliefs involving inflated self-worth, power, or identity, sometimes occurring in elderly patients with mood or ps...