Geriatric Psychiatry Inpatient Program
The Geriatric Psychiatry Inpatient Program provides brief, acute treatment in an intensive and safe setting designed to address a wide range of psychiatric disorders that require hospitalization. This highly specialized 8-bed inpatient program provides acute care to patients 65 and older with psychiatric symptoms often in the context of co-occurring medical disorders. Some local nursing home consultations may also be provided for patients previously hospitalized at Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital. The inpatient program serves patients with a variety of psychiatric diagnoses and complex psychosis and mood disorders. The most commonly treated functional problems include impaired activities of daily living, cognitive disorganization and disruptive behaviors. From this prorgram, geriatric patients may be referred to the General Adult Intensive Outpatient Program.
- Psychopharmacologic evaluation and management
- Psychological and brief neuropsychological assessment
- Safety and independent living skills evaluation
- Crisis-oriented family therapy and psycho-education; caregiver support
- Psychosocial rehabilitation/recreational therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Electro-Convulsive Therapy (ECT) when indicated
- Discharge planning
- Case management and collaboration with medicine, neurology, outpatient clinicians and other community agencies to (1) facilitate an integrated approach (2) establish comprehensive transition plans and (3) promote the patient's optimal functioning
- Consultation to nursing homes for patients hospitalized at YNHPH
Contact Us
(203) 688-9907
- General Information
Location
Geriatric Psychiatry Inpatient Program
184 Liberty Street
New Haven, CT 06519
