"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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 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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Inclusion, Diversity, Equity in Action (IDEA): The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Results From the 2016 and 2023 Surveys. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2025 07; 33(7):746-755.
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Behavioral Emergencies: Special Considerations in the Geriatric Psychiatric Patient. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2017 09; 40(3):449-462.
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International medical graduates and the diagnosis and treatment of late-life depression. Acad Med. 2006 02; 81(2):171-5.
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Psychological predictors of admission and discharge global assessment of functioning scale scores for geropsychiatric inpatients. Aging Ment Health. 2004 Nov; 8(6):505-13.
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Treatment effects from UPBEAT: a randomized trial of care management for behavioral health problems in hospitalized elderly patients. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2004 Jun; 17(2):99-106.
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Geriatric Treatment Center: a contemporary model for collaboration between psychiatry and neurology. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2002; 14(3):344-50.
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Outcomes of decreased length of hospital stay among geriatric patients with dementia. Psychiatr Serv. 2001 Mar; 52(3):376-8.
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Anxiety disorders. Clin Psychol Rev. 2000 Aug; 20(6):731-54.
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Contribution of cognitive impairment, depression, and psychosis to the outcome of agitated geropsychiatric inpatients with dementia. J Nerv Ment Dis. 1998 May; 186(5):299-303.
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Cognitive decline in patients on an acute geropsychiatric unit. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 1998; 10(2):205-9.