Psychiatric emergencies in the geriatric population

Ben Borja; Czarina Santos Borja; Swami Gade

doi:10.1016/j.cger.2007.01.001

Psychiatric emergencies in the geriatric population

Clin Geriatr Med. 2007 May;23(2):391-400, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2007.01.001.

Authors

Ben Borja¹, Czarina Santos Borja, Swami Gade

Affiliation

¹ University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, 22 S. Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.

PMID: 17462524
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2007.01.001

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.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Depressive Disorder / diagnosis
Depressive Disorder / drug therapy*
Depressive Disorder / etiology
Elder Abuse / psychology
Emergencies
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease
Mental Disorders / diagnosis
Mental Disorders / drug therapy*
Mental Disorders / etiology
Psychotropic Drugs / therapeutic use

Substances

Psychotropic Drugs