Characteristics of elderly people using the psychiatric emergency system.
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We investigated the differences between elderly and under-65-year-old patients using the psychiatric emergency system. The following characteristics were more common in elderly patients than in younger patients: organic mental disorder, mood disorder, dementia, disturbed consciousness, no excitation, physical complications, no history of visiting a psychiatrist and no history of hospitalization. In addition, significantly more elderly patients with mood disorder attempt suicide.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
دوره 63 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009