Age-Friendly Healthcare: Mentation and the 3Ds

Emily Trittschuh, PhD

Associate Professor

University of Washington

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

VA Puget Sound Health Care System

GRECC Neuropsychologist

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lecture, you should be able to:

Characterize dementia, delirium, and depression
Recognize warning signs and initiate diagnostic work-up
Identify key similarities and differences between these clinical syndromes,

[From the Spring 2026 Dementia Geriatric Healthcare Lecture Series]