"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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| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Geriatric Psychiatry" by people in Profiles.
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Life-Course Brain Health as a Determinant of Late-Life Mental Health: American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Expert Panel Recommendations. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2023 12; 31(12):1017-1031.
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International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) consensus for defining psychosis in major and mild neurocognitive disorders. Int Psychogeriatr. 2022 03; 34(3):203-207.
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Pulling your hair out in geriatric psychiatry: a case report. Int Psychogeriatr. 2017 04; 29(4):691-694.
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Contemporaneous assessment of testamentary capacity. Int Psychogeriatr. 2009 Jun; 21(3):433-9.
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International psychogeriatrics. Multiple disciplines come together to share knowledge of medicine. Geriatrics. 2003 Apr; 58(4):53-4.
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Depression in the very old. Differences in presentation and approach to treatment: a case example. Geriatrics. 2003 Mar; 58(3):48, 51-2.
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Narrative group therapy with aging child survivors of the Holocaust. Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci. 2001; 38(1):27-35.
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Psychogeriatrics, nursing homes, and lawsuits. Int Psychogeriatr. 1997 Jun; 9(2):109-13.
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Characteristics of elderly psychiatric patients retained in a state hospital during downsizing: a prospective study with replication. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 1997 Apr; 12(4):474-80.
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May you live amidst interesting dichotomies--from manifest behavior to molecular biology. Int Psychogeriatr. 1993; 5(1):3-4.