Geriatric Psychiatry

The evidence base for treating older adults with psychiatric disorders is ever increasing, yet few persons are trained to treat the elderly through geriatric psychiatry fellowship training programs. Therefore, the bulk of patient care devolves to general psychiatrists, primary care practitioners, and mental health professionals other than psychiatrists. Even so, specialty-trained geriatric psychiatrists must keep up with the latest in our understanding of psychiatric disorders and their comorbidities among older adults.
Source: Clinics in Geriatric Medicine - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Tags: Preface Source Type: research