Article: Treat pain to improve cognition in older adults.(Geriatric Medicine)(Disease/Disorder overview)

ORLANDO -- Pain is a comorbid condition too often overlooked in the setting of geriatric psychiatry, despite the potential for better mental health outcomes when it is treated, Dr. Jordan E Karp said at the annual meeting of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.

"I don't think enough attention is paid to assessing, diagnosing, and managing pain by many psychiatrists and other physicians who treat older adults," he said in an interview. "I highly doubt that clinicians are aware of the effects of pain on cognition."

Because pain has reached "epidemic" proportions among the elderly and can significantly worsen cognition and depression, it should be assessed ...

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