Beware Geriatric Leaders
Channel: Sam Vaknin's Musings
Date: 2023-11-16

Old people are more experienced and less mentally ill (certain mental health disorders ameliorate with age). But they are affected by cognitive decline and impairment which render them heavily impaired and, therefore, dangerous.

LITERATURE

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What to Know About Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
Medically Reviewed by Jennifer Robinson, MD on May 02, 2023
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Geriatric Neurology
Jason A. Cohen, Joe Verghese, in Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 2019

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