Older Adult Behavioral Health Toolkits

Screening Tools for Older Adults

• Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire
• Behavioral Health Disparities in Older Adults
  

General Information

• Clinical Practice Guidelines for Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Screening Tools for Older Adults

• Depression and Anxiety: Screening and Intervention

Screening Tools for Older Adults

• Mood Disorder Questionnaire 
• Bipolar Spectrum Diagnostic Scale for an Adult Assessment

Treatment Guideposts

• Bipolar Disorder

General Information

• CDC Resources for Clinicians - Treatment of Chronic Pain

Best Practices for Older Adults

• CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain

Screening Tools for Older Adults

• PEG: A Three-Item Scale Assessing Pain Intensity and Interference
• VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines
• Managing Chronic Pain

Screening Tools for Older Adults

• Six-item Cognitive Impairment Test (6CIT) | Doctor | Patient
• Cognitive Assessment Toolkit

General Information

• Antidepressant Medications

Screening Tools for Older Adults

• Geriatric Depression Scale
• UCLA Loneliness Scale Version 3
• Depression and Anxiety: Screening and Intervention

Best Practices for Older Adults

• Preventing Suicide in Older Adults
• 20 Facts About Senior Isolation
• Framework for Isolation in Adults over 50
• Antidepressant Medication Screening & Management
• Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives (PEARLS)
• Focus on Medication Adherence

Treatment Guideposts

• Major Depressive Disorder

General Information

• Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Toolkit

Best Practices for Older Adults

• Care for Individuals Diagnosed with Schizophrenia and/or Prescribed Antipsychotic Medication
• Focus on Medication Adherence

Treatment Guideposts

• Schizophrenia

Treatment Options

• Benefits of long-acting injectable antipsychotics

General Information

• Adverse Childhood Experiences
• PTSD: National Center for PTSD Home (va.gov)

Screening Tools for Older Adults

• PTSD Checklist for DSM-5
• ACE Questionnaire
• DASS-21
• Life Event Checklist
• Primary Care PTSD Screening

General information

• Assessing and Addressing Opioid Misuse 
• Opioid Use Disorder Quick Reference Guide
• MOUD/MAUD - Medications for Opioid/Alcohol Use Disorder
• Documenting Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Remissions
• Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment 
• Assessing and Addressing Alcohol Misuse
• Assessing and Addressing Cannabis Misuse

Screening Tools for Older Adults

• Quick Reference Guide for Substance Use Screening Tools
• Alcohol and Psychoactive Medication Misuse/Abuse
• Prescription Medication Misuse and Abuse Among Older Adult
• Cannabis Use Disorder Identification Test (CUDIT-R)

Treatment Referral Options

• How to find a MOUD/MAUD Provider
• Substance Use Disorder Helpline Information

Treatment Guideposts

• Alcohol Use Disorder
• Opioid Use Disorder