Citation

Cordon D. Care Manag. J. 2008; 9(4): 180-185.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Springer Publishing)

DOI

10.1891/1521-0987.9.4.180

PMID

19177976

Abstract

Psychiatric disorders are extremely common in the elderly and are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. For example, 8% to 15% of the geriatric population has clinically significant symptoms of depression (NIH Consensus Conference, 1992). Elderly Americans commit suicide at a rate twice the national average (National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, 2007). Ten to 15% of elderly community residents have Alzheimer's disease (AD) or other dementias (Evans et al., 1989). AD is the seventh-leading cause of death in the United States (Centers for Disease Control 2006).

Language: en

Keywords

Aged; Career Choice; Curriculum; Fellowships and Scholarships; Geriatric Psychiatry; History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; Humans; United States