Geriatric psychiatry: an update.
During the past decade geriatric psychiatry has progressed from syndrome identification at a general level to the more sophisticated typological studies of the etiology, diagnosis, course, and pharmacologic treatment of illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease, depression, depression in dementia, and geriatric mania. The authors review recent findings of studies of these disease states.
Kalayam
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Department of Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical College, White Plains, NY.
Shamoian
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D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005852:Geriatric Psychiatry / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged