Policy Guidance and Clinical Resources

 

Clinical Practice Guidelines and other professional resources

APA Policies and resource documents

 

      POSITION  STATEMENTS

  • Elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation
  • HIV Infection and People over 50
  • Death sentences for persons with dementia or traumatic brain injury
  • Precepts of palliative care
  • Ensuring access to an appropriate utilization of psychiatric services for the elderly
  • Driving ability, Role of psychiatrists in assessing

      RESOURCE DOCUMENTS

  • Integrated Care of Older Adults with Mental Disorders 
  • Psychiatric Advance Directives 
  • Pharmacy benefit management and pharmacy benefit managers
  • Research subjects with cognitive impairment, Guidelines for assessing the decision-making capacities of potential
  • Guidelines for ethical practice in organized settings
  • Psychotherapy with medical evaluation and management
  • Medication, Right to refuse