[Addictions in the elderly: the viewpoint of an IPA working in EMPSA]. / Les addictions chez le sujet âgé : regard d'une IPA exerçant en EMPSA.

Many elderly people live well and at home, but some require somatic and psychiatric care. Mobile psychiatric teams for the elderly are called upon to intervene with people aged 65-70 and over who are experiencing psychological distress. Among senior citizens, addictive disorders are very common, and are associated with psychiatric and geriatric co-morbidities. Alcohol, tobacco and benzodiazepine use disorders require holistic, individualized care, based on identification, prevention and referral, as well as training and coordination of professionals and caregivers.

[A survey of psychiatry and mental health IPAs]. / Une enquête auprès des IPA parcours psychiatrie et santé mentale.

A survey was conducted in June 2022 among the graduate RPNs in the field of psychiatry and mental health. 48 people responded and gave their views on their implementation and job satisfaction. The results were generally positive.

[IPA exercise at extreme ages of life, differences or similarities?] / Exercice IPA aux âges extrêmes de la vie, différences ou similitudes ?

Advanced practice nursing is intended for children, adolescents, adults and the elderly. In the field of mental health, this population-based approach allows advanced practice nurses to apply all of their skills for individualized and adapted care. Whether these professionals work in child and adolescent psychiatry or in psychiatry for the elderly, their practices have many similarities.

[Nursing practice in the mobile old age psychiatry team]. / L'exercice infirmier en équipe mobile de psychiatrie du sujet âgé.

Since 2015, the mobile old age psychiatry team of the Maison-Blanche public health facility has been providing mental health and psychiatric services to the population aged 70 and over in three districts of Paris and four psychiatric sectors. The team's nurses actively take part in delivering care in the home and in maintaining the autonomy of elderly patients suffering from mental health disorders. They provide global care, both somatic and psychiatric, and offer, through their assessments, an initial response to the suffering expressed by the patients and their family.