Psychiatric illnesses in the elderly: a review.
Neuropsychiatric disorders in the elderly, such as dementia, depression, anxiety, and psychosis, may occur alone or in combination with neurologic or medical illness. Geriatricians must be familiar not only with diagnostic issues but also with treatment options and medication-induced alterations in mental status.
Jenike
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Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011605:Psychoses, Substance-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs