title: Mental health and the aging woman.
abstract: The role of the physician as guardian of elderly women's mental and physical health reaches far beyond prescribing medications for symptom relief. The role an elderly woman plays in family, community, and society, are integrally related to the symptoms she experiences. Protocols for evaluation should be taught early and consistently in medical training, and opportunities for creative, multifaceted problem solving should be provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo.
authors.forename: M Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Perkins
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001689:Biological Psychiatry; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D008603:Mental Health; D010819:Physician's Role; D011287:Prejudice; D012307:Risk Factors; D012744:Sex Ratio; D016387:Women's Health