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AAGP 2026 Geriatric Psychiatry Board Review Course

Session 5: Personality Disorders in Older Adults

Anusuiya Nagar, MD
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This comprehensive, high-yield educational activity is designed to enhance clinical competence in geriatric psychiatry and support clinicians preparing for the geriatric psychiatry board examination. Led by expert, board-certified faculty with extensive experience in clinical practice and education, the course delivers a structured review of core diagnostic and therapeutic topics relevant to the evaluation and management of psychiatric disorders in older adults. Through evidence-based content and interactive board-style self-assessment questions, participants will reinforce key concepts, identify learning needs, and integrate best practices into patient care.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Identify and diagnose personality disorders in older adults and their hallmark features.

  • Differentiate personality disorders from other psychiatric disorders of late life including the impact of neurocognitive disorders on maladaptive personality traits.

  • Determine appropriate pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions for older adults with personality disorders.

Educational Goal

Personality disorders can look different in older adults, which means clinicians need a more nuanced, lifespan-informed approach to assessment and care. This presentation will support continued professional growth as it will aid in a better understanding as well as offer a more thoughtful and effective management of personality disorders in older age.

Target Audience

  • Addiction Professional
  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Nurse
  • Physician
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker

Presenters

Anusuiya Nagar, MD
Anusuiya Nagar, MD, is a psychiatrist based in Greer, SC, with subspecialties in geriatric psychiatry and pain medicine. She completed her medical degree and psychiatry residency at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, finishing in 2016. Dr. Nagar has contributed to research with publications exploring the impacts of adverse childhood events on depression in adults with cancer histories, the interplay between childhood experiences, depression, and race among older adults, and diagnostic challenges in dementia syndrome of depression.

Financially Sponsored By

  • American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP)