Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-29T08:38:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-10-01; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq); INTRODUCTION: Neuropsychiatric symptoms are an integral component of the natural history of dementia, occurring from prodromal to advanced stages of the disease process and causing increased burden and morbidity. Clinical presentation...
BACKGROUND: The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Section of Old Age Psychiatry, since 1997, has developed Consensus Statements relevant to the practice of Old Age Psychiatry. Since 2006 the Section has worked to develop a Consensus Statement on Ethics and Capacity in older people with mental disorders. METHOD: A Consensus Conference was realized in Prague, September 2008. The meeting was organized by the WPA...
This technical consensus statement is jointly produced by the Old Age Psychiatry section of the World Psychiatric Association and the World Health Organization, with the collaboration of several NGOs and the participation of experts from different regions. It is intended to be a tool for (i) promoting debate at all levels on the stigmatization of older people with mental disorders; (ii) outlining the nature, ca...