• Clin. Geriatr. Med. · May 2007

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    Psychiatric emergencies in the geriatric population.

    • Ben Borja, Czarina Santos Borja, and Swami Gade.
    • University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, 22 S. Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
    • Clin. Geriatr. Med. 2007 May 1; 23 (2): 391-400, vii.

    AbstractFailure 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.

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