Introduction As a geriatric psychiatrist, now mostly retired, I’ve been sceptical throughout my entire career about the existence of the entity labeled “schizophrenia”. And for many years, when the subject came up, I might tell bits and pieces of my relationship to this disorder. But the idea of putting this…
Read moreWhen I began my training to become a psychiatrist in 1981, my view of the world and the people in it underwent a radical transformation. I became aware of how power is exercised within relationships. When one person is an employee and the other a boss, it’s generally pretty clear.…
Read moreThis presentation was given jointly by Dr. Carol Brebion and myself at Clinical Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, SMBD – Jewish General Hospital, on 1997-10-9. Notes Slides
Read moreThis talk was to the inpatient psychiatry team (4 East) at the SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, on 1998-11-5. Notes Slides
Read moreThis lecture was given yearly from 1987 to 1991 to McGill psychiatry residents as part of the Diploma Course, Continuing Care seminar (Block H). Handout
Read moreA handout for Family Medicine residents at the SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, as part of a course I taught as the Chief Resident in Psychiatry. Handout
Read moreBelow is the text of a welcoming speech I made, as Program Director of the Psychogeriatrics Programme, to a group of foster home proprietors, at an annual event called the Proprietors’ Day Seminar, put on by the Psychogeriatric Residences Team at Douglas Hospital. Merci beaucoup, Dr Tahta, pour votre introduction.…
Read moreThis presentation was given at the 4th Annual Inter-Hospital Stroke Team Conference, SMBD – Jewish General Hospital, on 1998-10-23. Notes Slides
Read moreTalk to the Senior Citizens’ Forum of Montreal, on 1993-5-31. mental health & the elderly
Read morePresentation to Family Physicians at Clinical Day, “Psychiatric Issues in Family Medicine”, McGill University Department of Family Medicine, Hotel Europa, Montréal, on 1998-5-15. Handout Slides
Read moreThis presentation was given to the physicians at Ste. Anne’s Hospital, in Medicine Rounds, on 2006-1-31. Download a pdf of the presentation slides and notes here.
Read moreThis presentation was made at the Mental Health 60+ Monthly Teaching Rounds, at CLSC René-Cassin, on 2005-11-8. Download a pdf of the slides and notes here Handout (english) Handout (français)
Read moreFrom the point of view of a geriatric psychiatrist who does assessments of competence, there are a number of essential elements to consider, as well as some more nuanced issues. Let’s start with some core considerations: (1) competence is always presumed when the evidence is inconclusive; (2) competence is task-…
Read moreThis lecture was given to McGill psychiatry residents as part of the Diploma Course, Geriatric Psychiatry Block, on 2011-3-15. Download a pdf of the lecture slides and notes.
Read moreThis one-page form is for charting sleep behaviour, caffeine consumption, and mood. There are spaces for charting every hour (once daily for mood), 24 hours per day, for a month. Download a pdf of the form.
Read moreThe study reported on in the article “Acute impact of immediate release methylphenidate administered three times a day on sleep in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder” (Corkum, Panton, Ironside, Macpherson, & Williams, 2008) found a significant reduction in total sleep time of almost an hour with medication compared to the no…
Read moreThis presentation was given on 2008-11-17 at Ste. Anne’s Hospital in the Department of Psychiatry Conference Series, and on 2008-11-20 to the Head Nurses at Ste. Anne’s Hospital. It had previously been presented to staff of CSSS Cavendish on 2008-10-8, at Centre d’Accueil Henri-Bradet. Download a pdf of the slides and…
Read moreLecture given annually between 2002 and 2008 as part of the McGill Department of Psychiatry Diploma Course, Geriatric Psychiatry Block. Most recently given on 2008-5-13. Download a pdf of the lecture slides and notes. Outline Sleep Characteristics of sleep Sleep complaints Epidemiology & Importance of Sleep Disorders Approach to the…
Read moreConference given at Ste. Anne’s Hospital on 2007-2-13, as part of the Department of Psychiatry Conference Series. Download a pdf of the presentation slides and notes.
Read moreThis bilingual form is used to keep track of problem behaviours. It contains space to chart hourly, for a month. Download a pdf of the form.
Read moreThis bilingual scale helps to diagnose frontotemporal syndromes. Adapted from: Kertesz A, Davidson W, Fox H. Frontal Behavioral Inventory: Diagnostic Criteria for Frontal Lobe Dementia. Can J Neurol Sci 1977, 24(1):29-35 Download a pdf of the bilingual scale.
Read morePresentation at Ste. Anne’s Hospital: a clinical case conference, part of the Department of Psychiatry Education Series. Please note that the downloadable file does not include the clinical case history, to protect confidentiality. Download a pdf of the presentation slides and notes.
Read moreThis guide to psychotropic drugs in the elderly was first used for teaching purposes with the staff of the 60+ Mental Health unit at CLSC René-Cassin. Download a pdf (français). Download a pdf (english).
Read moreA lecture given at Concordia University, Montreal, for the course ”Spirituality and Aging: (Selected topics in theology), THEO 298A, Prof. Pamela Bright. Download a pdf of the lecture slides and notes.
Read moreThis lecture, spread over two sessions, was delivered annually to the SMBD – Jewish General Hospital psychiatry residents from 2003 to 2005. Download a pdf of the lecture slides and notes.
Read moreThis presentation was given at Clinical Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, on 2003-9-11. Download a pdf of the presentation slides.
Read moreTalk given at Career Day, Trafalgar School for Girls, Montreal , on 1998-11-26; 1999-11-30; and 2001-1-23. I would like to tell you a story about a patient who I’ll call Mr. A. I first met Mr. A. in July. He had been referred to Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at the Jewish General…
Read moreTalk to Merck-Frosst employees, Merck-Frosst Pharmaceuticals, Montreal, QC, on 1998-5-28. Download a pdf of the presentation Download a pdf of the presentation slides
Read moreA panel discussion between Dr. Arthur Propst, psychoanalyst, and myself, on the role of medication. This took place on 1996-2-14, as part of the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society Extension Program, in Montreal. Three stories patient on MAOI with hypertensive crisis I would like to start by telling you a story. It…
Read moreTwo ideas central to treatment: 1. Focusing on observable behavioural interaction in the present 2. Deliberate intervention to alter the ongoing system All theories of psychotherapy have limitations of practice as well as conception, inherent in their own nature (although often attributed to human nature). Basic Premise: the kinds of…
Read moreThis Letter to the Editor of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry was published in the April 1992 edition. Citation: Bishop M, Olders H. Alternatives to civil commitment.[letter]. Can J Psychiatry 1992;37(3):223. Download a pdf of the letter and a reply by Drs. Brouillette and Paris. 1 August 1991 The Editor The…
Read moreI gave this lecture every two months over several years, to each group of medical students doing their clinical clerkship in psychiatry at Douglas Hospital. Download a pdf of the Lecture Notes. Download a pdf of a multiple choice questionnaire.
Read moreThis letter to the Editor of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry was co-authored by Dr. Virginia Duff and myself. It was published in the 1990 August edition (vol. 35, no. 6). Citation: Duff V, Olders H. Negative symptoms in schizophrenia.[letter]. Can J Psychiatry 1990;35(6):570-571. Download a pdf of the letter and…
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