End of Life in Patients with Psychiatric Disorders
Learn how to care for patients through palliative and hospice approaches without abandoning them or their families if they refuse further conventional treatment.
Presented By:
Joel Yager, MD
August 23, 2024
- Describe and discuss the nature and causes of hastened death in patients with psychiatric disorders.
- Distinguish and describe the difference between “dying with a psychiatric disorder” from “dying from a psychiatric disorder.”
- Describe the characteristics of a “good death” and the factors that make it less likely that patients with psychiatric disorders will experience a “good death” compared to others in the community.
- Describe the characteristics of “slow suicide.”
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Presented by:Joel Yager, MD
Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry
University of Colorado School of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Joel Yager, MD is currently Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado, Denver. He is also Professor Emeritus at both UCLA’s Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. A past President of the Academy of Eating Disorders, he is Chair and Senior Author of the American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Eating Disorders (first three editions).
Joint Accreditation Statement:
Joint Accreditation Statement: In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Galen Mental Health. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Amedco Joint Accreditation #4008163.
