Citation

Butler RN, Finkel SI, Lewis MI, Sherman FT, Sunderland T. Geriatrics 1992; 47(5): 54, 56, 61-65.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Advanstar Communications)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1577282

Abstract

Dementia, depression, alcoholism, and suicide are some of the most important mental health issues for the aging population. Among the factors that affect the physician's ability to evaluate and manage these disorders are drug-induced side effects, the ability and willingness of patients to communicate their feelings, the level of caregiver cooperation, and limitations imposed by federal regulations and reimbursement policies. In this first of three installments of a panel discussion, experts in geriatrics and geropsychiatry discuss healthy aging, age-related memory and sensory loss, changes in mentation postanesthesia, sexuality in the elderly, and side effects of common psychoactive medications.

Language: en

Keywords

Aged; Aging; Dementia; Diagnosis, Differential; Erectile Dysfunction; Geriatric Psychiatry; Geriatrics; Health Promotion; Humans; Male; Mental Disorders; Mental Health; Sexual Behavior