PSYCHOGERIATRIC PATIENTS IN A GENERAL-HOSPITAL - ROLE OF GEROPSYCHIATRIC CONSULTATION

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HATTORI, T [1 ]
TAKETANI, K [1 ]
ESAKI, T [1 ]
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[1] TOSEI GEN HOSP,DEPT PSYCHIAT,SETO,AICHI 489,JAPAN
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CLASSIFICATION; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; CONSULTATION-LIAISON PSYCHIATRY; GENERAL HOSPITAL;
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A total of 505 elderly patients aged 65 and over, seen at the Department of Psychiatry of Tosei General Hospital, were investigated retrospectively and classified according to the DSM-III-R criteria. The increase in the number of psychogeriatric patients over the last two decades was statistically significant. Organic mental disorders were most frequent (51%), followed by mood disorders (22%), sleep disorders (7%), somatoform disorders (6%), anxiety disorders (5%) and others. A high referral rate (42%) and a high incidence of various concurrent physical disorders (52%) were observed, and the role of geropsychiatric consultation in a general hospital was evaluated and discussed.
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