Psychiatric morbidity among elderly presenting to emergency medical department: A study from tertiary hospital in North India

Psychiatric morbidity among elderly presenting to emergency medical department: A study from tertiary hospital in North India

Background: Geriatric population is on a steady rise since the past decade especially in densely populated countries like India. Elderly form a significant proportion of patients presenting to the medical emergency department and they warrant more attention in terms of mental health conditions as th...

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Main Authors: Sandeep Grover, V Natarajan, Seema Rani, Sai Chaitanya Reddy, Ashish Bhalla, Ajit Avasthi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Geriatric Mental Health
Subjects:
Delirium
dementia
depression
geriatric
psychiatric morbidity
substance use
Online Access:http://www.jgmh.org/article.asp?issn=2348-9995;year=2018;volume=5;issue=1;spage=49;epage=54;aulast=Grover

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