Geriatric Psychiatry

Geriatric psychiatry is a specialty of psychiatry dealing with the study, treatment, prevention of mental disorders in humans with older people. The population of old people is increasing rapidly throughout the developed and developing countries. This reflects improving health and social conditions which is the major cause for celebration. Dementias disorder is particularly common in old age; others differ in clinical features and present particular problems in management. Geriatric psychiatrists will greatly improve quality of life for patients World Health Organization have mental sicknesses and for his or her families. Geriatric psychiatrists specialize in the diagnosing and treatment of psychological state problems that occur additional usually in older patients, like insanity, depression, anxiety, late life addiction disorders and schizophrenic psychosis.

• Clinical geriatrics
• Psychogeriatric
• Old age mental disorders
• Geriatric depression and treatment