Target Population

• Patients 55+ years of age
• Patients living independently, in assisted living, or nursing homes
• Patients who have the ability to learn and process new information
• Patients who experience a decline in cognitive functioning
• Patients diagnosed with Dementia experiencing behavioral problems

Presenting Symptoms:

• Depression • Excessive guilt • Feelings of hopelessness
• Social withdrawal • Thoughts of suicide • Anxiety
• Lack of energy • Panic attacks • Sleep disturbance
• Phobias • Appetite disturbance • Mood swings
• Poor concentration • Delusions • Slowed thinking
• Hallucinations

Common Patient Situations:
Does the patient…

• Repeatedly call or visit your office with vague, shifting complaints such as fatigue and pain? Is there no medical basis for these complaints?
• Have chronic medical problems such as diabetes or COPD, comply poorly with treatment, and seem hopeless?
• Have a history of loss with extended grief reaction?
• Present with complaints of memory/concentration problems or deteriorating cognitive status without a history of dementia?
• Seek out multiple doctors requesting pain or anxiety medication?
• Present often to the Emergency Room with panic symptoms?
• Reside in a nursing home and present as irritable, withdrawn, and refusing activities?

If the answer to any of these questions is “YES” please consider a referral to our Senior Behavioral Health Services at Girard Medical Center in Girard, KS. 

Target Population

• Patients 55+ years of age
• Patients living independently, in assisted living, or nursing homes
• Patients who have the ability to learn and process new information
• Patients who experience a decline in cognitive functioning
• Patients diagnosed with Dementia experiencing behavioral problems

Presenting Symptoms:

• Depression • Excessive guilt • Feelings of hopelessness
• Social withdrawal • Thoughts of suicide • Anxiety
• Lack of energy • Panic attacks • Sleep disturbance
• Phobias • Appetite disturbance • Mood swings
• Poor concentration • Delusions • Slowed thinking
• Hallucinations

Common Patient Situations:
Does the patient…

• Repeatedly call or visit your office with vague, shifting complaints such as fatigue and pain? Is there no medical basis for these complaints?
• Have chronic medical problems such as diabetes or COPD, comply poorly with treatment, and seem hopeless?
• Have a history of loss with extended grief reaction?
• Present with complaints of memory/concentration problems or deteriorating cognitive status without a history of dementia?
• Seek out multiple doctors requesting pain or anxiety medication?
• Present often to the Emergency Room with panic symptoms?
• Reside in a nursing home and present as irritable, withdrawn, and refusing activities?

If the answer to any of these questions is “YES” please consider a referral to our Senior Behavioral Health Services at Girard Medical Center in Girard, KS.