Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Geriatric psychiatry (GPsy) is the practise of psychiatry in older adults, who are traditionally described as those who are above the age of 65. Geriatric psychiatry focuses on the biology and psychological elements of normal ageing, the mental consequences of acute and chronic physical illness, and the biological and psychosocial aspects of the pathology of primary psychiatric problems in older people. Geriatric psychiatrists work to prevent, evaluate, diagnose, and treat mental and emotional illnesses in the elderly, as well as to enhance psychiatric care for both healthy and unwell senior patients.

In terms of situating disease and therapy in the context of projected ageing changes in neurochemistry, neurohistology, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and neuroimmunology, the ageing nervous system presents problems. The branch of medicine that investigates neurologic problems in the elderly is known as geriatric neurology. Geriatric neurologists highlight the specific problems of caring for the old, as well as the changes that will be required at several levels to optimize care.

• Neurodegenerative disorders
• Delivery of care
• Drug therapies
• Therapeutics in dementia
• Neuropsychology
• Approaches from the viewpoints of health services research, mental health, and health systems