From pathology to vitality in old age
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 443 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0169-3816
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## Abstract A retrospective audit of 209 consecutive general practitioner referrals to an old age psychiatry service was performed to examine the quality of information available at the time of assessment, the diagnostic agreement and the differences between letter and telephone referrals. The info
the Mini Mental State Examination. Her long-standing hypertension was well controlled by atenolol 50 mg daily. She was treated initially with mirtazepine and later with venlafaxine. Lithium augmentation proved ineffective in both instances. Whilst on venlafaxine, her condition continued to deterior
A questionnaire regarding the teaching of old age psychiatry was sent to psychiatrists at teaching hospitals in England. A 53% response was received. Old age psychiatry is usually taught within general psychiatry, though there is frequent collaboration with geriatric medicine. Large numbers of stude