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Schizophrenia and Anxiety in Late Age Kim S. Griswold CLINICAL PEARLS Older individuals with mental health problems receive most of their health care in primary care settings. Women in late…

Sleep Disorders Tarannum Alam Cathy A. Alessi CLINICAL PEARLS Sleep complaints must be interpreted with respect to the normal age-dependent changes in sleep. Age-related changes in sleep include decreased sleep…

Chronic Memory Impairment Thomas C. Rosenthal CLINICAL PEARLS The prevalence of dementia doubles every 5 years over 60 years of age, accounting for half of all skilled nursing facility admissions….

Delirium Sidney T. Bogardus Jr. CLINICAL PEARLS Delirium is an acute change in attention and cognition. The acuteness of the mental status change helps differentiate delirium from dementia. Inattention is…

Evaluation and Treatment of Depression Robin R. Whitebird Richard L. Heinrich Patrick J. O’Connor Leif I. Solberg CLINICAL PEARLS Depression is not a normal part of aging. Depression is not…

Sexual Function and the Older Adult Fran E. Kaiser CLINICAL PEARLS There is no age at which expressions of sexuality and intimacy end. In men, vascular disease is the major…

Urinary Disorders Richard J. Ackermann CLINICAL PEARLS Urinary Incontinence Loss of frontal lobe inhibition is the major reason why patients with dementia develop urinary incontinence. Normal aging never causes urinary…

Low Back Pain in the Elderly Kim Edward LeBlanc CLINICAL PEARLS The L4 nerve root is evaluated by the patellar tendon reflex. Afflictions of the L5 nerve root are noted…

Dizziness, Syncope, and Falls in the Elderly Richard Brunader Janet Leah Retke CLINICAL PEARLS Dizziness is the result of a dysfunction in the sensory, central integrative, or motor systems affecting…

Hearing Difficulty Roseanne C. Berger Robert F. Burkard CLINICAL PEARLS “Loud talkers” typically suffer from sensorineural hearing loss, whereas “soft talkers” have conductive hearing loss. Functional hearing deficits can be…