Behavioral Management Techniques

Dealing with common behavioral problems

• The patient who is hostile and/or aggressive
• The patient who is angry
• The patient who is withdrawn
• The patient who is paranoid
• The patient who is confused
• The patient who has altered sleep patterns
• The patient who is manipulative

The elderly patient with common mental health problems, i.e.

• Dementia
• Depression
• Delirium
• Anxiety Disorder
• Psychotic Disorders (i.e. schizophrenia, paranoid disorder)
• Substance Abuse
• Somatoform Disorders
• Organic Disorders
• Personality Disorders
• Psychopharmacology in the elderly

Polypharmacy in the elderly

Use of chemical and physical restraints

Bereavement, death and dying, loss

Assessment and documentation of mental health problems