"Geriatric Psychiatry" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A subspecialty of psychiatry concerned with the mental health of the aged.
| Descriptor ID |
D005852
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F04.096.544.380 H02.403.690.260
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Geriatric Psychiatry" by people in Profiles.
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Ellison J, Forester B. Introduction. Harv Rev Psychiatry. 2015 Sep-Oct; 23(5):301-3.
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Whyte EM, Rovner B. Depression in late-life: shifting the paradigm from treatment to prevention. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2006 Aug; 21(8):746-51.
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Shmuely Y, Baumgarten M, Rovner B, Berlin J. Predictors of improvement in health-related quality of life among elderly patients with depression. Int Psychogeriatr. 2001 Mar; 13(1):63-73.
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Casten RJ, Rovner BW, Pasternak RE, Pelchat R. A comparison of self-reported function assessed before and after depression treatment among depressed geriatric inpatients. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2000 Sep; 15(9):813-8.
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Burton LC, German PS, Rovner BW, Brant LJ. Physical restraint use and cognitive decline among nursing home residents. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1992 Aug; 40(8):811-6.