Helen H. Kyomen, MD, MS

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How can you communicate the diagnosis in a way that relieves suffering and helps patients and their caregivers prepare for the future?

The Science, Ethics, and Art of Disclosing a Dementia Diagnosis

Robert P. Roca, MD MPH MBA;Susan W. Lehmann, MD;Helen H. Kyomen, MD, MS;James M. Ellison, MD, MPH;Committee on Aging of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP)

March 24th 2022

How can you communicate the diagnosis in a way that relieves suffering and helps patients and their caregivers prepare for the future?

Raising the Bar on Geriatric Mental Health Competency Training

Susan W. Lehmann, MD;James M. Ellison, MD, MPH;Kenneth Sakauye, MD;Helen H. Kyomen, MD, MS;Keith Meador, MD, ThM, MPH;Robert Roca, MD, MBA, MPH

December 3rd 2020

The authors make the case for national education mandates from accreditation organizations and congressional support to require enhanced education of all clinicians who care for older adults.

Agitation in Older Adults

Helen H. Kyomen, MD, MS;Theodore H. Whitfield, ScD

July 2nd 2008

Agitation in older adults is frequently associated with multiple psychiatric and medical conditions and comorbidities. It commonly occurs in patients with anxiety, affective illness, psychosis, dementia, stroke, brain injury, delirium, or pain.