Increased Suicide Risk after Diagnosis of Dementia/MNCD: Clinical Recommendations for Outpatient Transitions

The psychological impact on a patient after being diagnosed with dementia/major neurocognitive disorder (MNCD) is varied, but studies report that patients may have feelings of anxiety and depression1-2 and increased suicide risk.3-6 Long term hospital stays increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.7 On geropsychiatric units, this allowed older adult patients to stabilize from acute psychiatric conditions so they could be evaluated for MNCD. The transition of care from inpatient to outpatient settings poses a risk for such patients newly diagnosed with MNCD, since continuity of care can be lost during this process.
Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Tags: Poster # EI9 Source Type: research