1 is a senior resident physician in psychiatry; is an attending geriatric psychiatrist; and is a professor of psychiatry, all at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke. Dr. Detweiler is an attending geriatric psychiatrist at Salem VA Medical Center in Virginia. Dr. Kim is an attending geriatric psychiatrist at Catawba Geriatric Center/Catawba Hospital in Virginia.
Patients may exhibit posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms prior to the onset of dementia or uncover long quiescent symptoms of the disease, adding to the challenge of treating this population.