Citation

Borja B, Borja CS, Gade S. Clin. Geriatr. Med. 2007; 23(2): 391-400, vii.

Affiliation

University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, 22 S. Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.cger.2007.01.001

PMID

17462524

Abstract

Failure to recognize psychiatric conditions in any age group particularly in the elderly could lead to a very complicated clinical picture and may lead to increased health expenditures. Psychiatric emergencies can be secondary to numerous factors: geriatric depression and suicide, behavioral disturbance secondary to underlying organic conditions, substance abuse, elder abuse, and medication-induced adverse events. This article discusses mainly geriatric depression, elder abuse, and conditions emanating from iatrogenic causes.

Language: en