Psych Assessment + Alzheimers

When performing a psychiatric assessment of an elderly patient with Alzheimer’s disease, the PMHNP recognizes that:  

 a. The most important part of the history will come from the caregiver 
 b. The patient must be interviewed alone to preserve privacy of the relationship  
 c.  A sexual history is not necessary in patients who are not sexually active  
 d. Age often defines the character of transferences in the patient/provider relationship