title: The geriatric patient and general hospital psychiatry.
abstract: The geriatric population in the United States is large and growing. General hospital psychiatrists need to be especially knowledgeable about the issues presented by elderly patients because of their high proportion on medical and surgical services. The special problems involved in treating such patients on inpatient psychiatric units are also discussed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003693:Delirium / Q000628:therapy; D003704:Dementia / Q000628:therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010259:Paranoid Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy