TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Psychiatric emergencies in the geriatric population
JO  - Clinics in geriatric medicine
A1  - Borja, Ben
A1  - Borja, Czarina Santos
A1  - Gade, Swami
SP  - 391
EP  - 400, vii
VL  - 23
IS  - 2
N2  - 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0749-0690
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cger.2007.01.001
ID  - ref1
ER  -