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Update in Geriatrics

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1996
The articles in this Update in Geriatrics came from a review of approximately 30 peer-reviewed journals during 2005.
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Geriatric Syndromes and Geriatric Assessment for the Generalist

Medical Clinics of North America, 2015
Geriatric assessment is an increasingly important area of outpatient medicine, given the unprecedented aging of the US population. Screening and evaluation for geriatric syndromes, particularly falls, urinary incontinence, frailty, and cognitive impairment, are crucial aspects of outpatient geriatric assessment.
Charlotte Carlson   +2 more
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Geriatric Psychopharmacology

Annual Review of Medicine, 1985
Psychotropic drugs are often used to treat elderly patients suffering from disturbances of behavior, mood, memory, and sleep. Because of increased sensitivity of the aging brain to psychotropic drugs, altered pharmacokinetics, and increased likelihood of polypharmacy as people grow older, specific guidelines for the use of psychotropic drugs should be ...
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Geriatric Psychiatry in the Emergency Department: Characteristics of Geriatric and Non‐geriatric Admissions

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1982
A study was made of the Emergency Department records of 49 elderly (65 years old or older) and 49 middle‐aged (40–64 years old) patients seen in an urban hospital's psychiatric emergency service. The data were compared for demographic and admission information, psychiatric treatment history, presenting complaints, symptoms, diagnoses, and final ...
William R. Dubin   +3 more
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ALCOHOLISM AND GERIATRICS

American Journal of Psychiatry, 1958
Use of alcohol increasingly affects the problem of highway accidents and fatalities in this country. According to the National Safety Council, use of alcohol by a driver or drivers accounts for I in every 4 highway fatalities. The yearly rate of 38,000 car accident deaths has stirred several major organizations to study the problem as an epidemic. They
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