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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 1: Differentiating organic versus psychiatric causes of agitation and altered mental status

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Most children who present to Pediatric Emergency Departments these days with mental health concerns – including agitation – have a known psychiatric problem or diagnosis. Government. Furthermore, the connection between physical and functional symptoms is inextricably linked in many patients.

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How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

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This includes transportation, driver’s license, parks, volunteerism, housing, and of course health and human services. 60% of all medical costs have nothing to do with your health diagnosis. Well, if you are like me, you’ve probably heard of these programs but are at a loss to know exactly what they do.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

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But what happened when we finally… When he did get the diagnosis, it all fell into place. So I think what’s really exciting is that these community-based organizations, some of those groups that provide training, transportation, respite care, all of that was never included. But it was also later on in the disease.